By Vineyard {511}
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley

Tasting Notes
Big aromas of black currants and blackberry jump out of the glass. Smooth tannins coat the mouth with notes of cherries and chocolate on the finish. This vintage will age gracefully.

Technical Details
Harvest Date: September 26, 2016
Sugar: 26.6 Brix
Acid: 0.39
pH: 3.90
Aging: 30 months in 100% new French oak
Bottling Date: March 5, 2019
Residual Sugar: 0
Alcohol: 14.80%

Winemaker
Rob Lloyd earned his master's degree in enology from the University of California, Davis. He interned at Kent Rasmussen Winery, gaining first-hand knowledge about winemaking while at Davis. After graduating, Rob became the enologist and then assistant winemaker at La Crema in Sonoma. Returning to the Napa Valley, he joined Rombauer Vineyards in 2001 as assistant winemaker and then as winemaker. While at Rombauer, the winery received many new accolades and awards, including being named by Wine Spectator as one of the Top 100 wines in the world in 2007. With the desire to assist vineyard owners in creating the finest wines from their grapes, Rob left Rombauer in 2008. He established Lloyd Wine Consulting and now works with his clients to craft world-class wines. Rob is passionate about maximizing each vineyard's potential and translating it into outstanding, unique wines.
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Wine: Vineyard {511}, Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Score/Rating: 94
Review Date: 06/14/2020
Reviewed By: Robert Whitley
Tasting Notes: Another extraordinary example of Diamond Mountain’s profound influence on Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. This beautiful Cabernet offers impressive richness and intensity, with a scintillating thread of minerality that exhibits ripeness and fleshy goodness. Platinum Award winner at the 2020 Critics Challenge International Wine and Spirits Competition.

Wine: 2016 Vineyard 511 Cabernet Sauvignon
Score/Rating: 93+
Suggested Drinking Window: 2025 - 2036
Review Date: 02/16/2023
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck
Tasting Notes: The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is more juicy and lively than the 2015 and has a clean, precise nose of blue fruits, spring flowers, graphite, and hints of scorched earth. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has fine, polished tannins, a good spine of acidity, and terrific overall balance. It's still youthful and won't hit maturity for another 2-4 years, but it should have two decades of overall longevity.

Wine: Vineyard {511} 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain, Napa Valley
Score/Rating: 92 - Gold Medal, Exceptional
Review Date: 2020