2023 Noah River Cabernet Sauvignon

100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes are from select vineyards based mainly in the northern end of the Napa Valley where warm temps enhance body and create a softer mouthfeel. Aged 18 months in 30% new French oak. 13.8% alcohol. 

Dense nose packed with dark red fruits, tea, and mint. Background notes of white pepper, vanilla and toasty oak. Velvety ripe flavors of blueberry, cassis, and currant fill the palate. Long finish of blackberry and baker’s chocolate with a closing measure of mouth-watering acidity. The best quality-to-price-ratio Napa Cab we’ve seen in years! By purchasing fruit from top growers and making his wines at a crush facility, his expenses are much lower, plus he’s not paying a land lease or property taxes. That’s why this is so affordable, but the quality is still sky high.

Noah River is a new project by Jamey Whetstone, known for his Timeplace and Whetstone labels. Jamey moved out to Napa Valley from his home in South Carolina to manage Mustards Grill in 1996. Simply captivated by the community, lifestyle, and culture of wine country, he found himself quickly growing roots. By 1998, he had begun his winemaking education at Turley Wine Cellars where he would remain in his apprenticeship until 2005. During that time, he spent a summer sabbatical working for the Seysses family at Domaine Dujac in Morey-Saint-Denis and laid the groundwork for Whetstone Wine Cellars, which he founded in 2002.