The 2015 The Bard checks in as 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot. Coming from a scorching hot vintage, it stays pure and beautifully balanced, with notable freshness in its darker fruits, tobacco, vanilla bean, violets, and spice-driven aromas and flavors. With beautiful ripeness, full-bodied richness, and incredible opulence on the palate as well as silky tannins, this singular Cabernet is going to evolve beautifully on its concentration, depth of fruit, and balance.

The 2015 expression of The Bard is pleasantly light on its feet, with red and purple flowers on the nose along with toasted straw. Raspberry compote covers the palate, while fine and precise tannins move through the bright, refreshing finish. 2015 Napa Cabernets seem to represent ripeness but also restraint, as is the case here. 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, blended with 18% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. 2,500 cases made.