67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 7% Malbec, 3% Petit Verdot
A higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon has found its way into this wine that is dark, deep, nuanced and supple. Sourced from young vines on our Candlestick Ridge Vineyard the 2019 HMC displays immediate Howell Mountain power in the glass with lavender, thorny fruits and mineral at the fore. Without doubt, its a slightly more serious wine than the 2018 wine released last year with a long life ahead in the cellar, though it will taste great if opened immediately after receiving it on your doorstep.

Almost every great Bordeaux estate bottles a “second label” in order to make the Grand Vin consistently sublime. Lesser lots are bottled and sold at a lower price to ensure that farming costs and overhead are taken care of with additional cash flow, even if the margins are not as appealing. At Robert Craig Winery, our two Howell Mountain vineyards, Winery Estate and Candlestick, consistently produce some of the highest quality wine grapes anywhere in the Napa Valley. We replanted a section of the Candlestick Ridge Vineyard in 2015, and these young vines are the source for our Howell Mountain Cuvée. Without doubt, the 2019 bottling is a slightly more serious wine than the 2018 debut.

It is our mission to be stewards of our tremendous vineyards while welcoming each successive generation to the wines and culture of The Craig ... without requiring a ridiculous price of entry.