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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate / From Howell Mountain, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark reveals the mulberry, chocolate, graphite and an incredibly dense bluish black color, massive fruit extract and richness, but without a hard edge to be found. All three of these are extraordinary wines, which is what we’ve come to expect from Jayson Woodbridge.
Barrel Sample: 98-100
Wine Description
The Story
Hundred Acre Ark is a truly magnificent wine, one of the great wines of Napa and one of the best 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines in the world. It is extremely rare, only producing a meagre 1,300 to 1,400 cases per year. It is sought after domestically and around the globe, with a five year waiting list. Parker hinted that 2012 ‘may merit a 3-digit score in the bottle’. As expected, he has just marked it up to 100 points, making it extremely col...
Wine Information
Ark is gorgeously rich, with a deep ruby/purple color and crème de cassis aromas intermixed with some graphite, licorice, fresh tobacco, espresso, and spice. Dense and massive, with rich, opulent, structured layers of mocha, blackberry, black currant and plum. The wine expresses supple tannins and beautiful concentration, and the flavors run deep and gain momentum on the finish.
All Hundred Acre wines are made by sorting the fruit berry by ...