Girard Winery, Napa Valley (California) 2016

 This Napa blend makes a big statement with dark, dense, deeply flavored fruit braced by a big dose of smoky, spicy oak.  The palate impact is up to the level of almost any Cabernet Sauvignon at this $60 price level, so don’t turn to this if getting a softer, lighter wine is your objective.  But if you want a big wine with more intricacy on account of a multiplicity of varietal components, this is the ticked.  Comprised of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 13% Petit Verdot 10% Cabernet Franc and 7% Malbec.  A Platinum Award winner at the 2019 San Diego International Wine and Spirits Challenge.