YOUNGS MARKET® Robert Craig Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 (Napa Valley, California) – [WA 94] [VM 93] [JS 93] – 6045353181343

The Pym Rae vineyard is found at the northern end of the Mount Veeder AVA, where fractured blue shale and sandstone soils dominate the landscape. With an average elevation of 1800′ the vineyard is actually two separate blocks; the upper elevation site called “Pym Rae-Upper” and the lower elevation site employing an equally creative naming scheme.

In any given vintage the two blocks ripen at very different rates; Pym Rae-Lower always ripens first, usually about two weeks earlier. 2012 was no exception, with Cabernet starting to come off the vine on the lower block on October 10. With 2012’s compact harvest, tank space was precious and the two week break between harvest dates of the two blocks turned out to be ideal. By October 31 everything was harvested, allowing us to catch our breath, and give the Pym Rae fruit all the time and attention needed to make an exemplary wine.