2016 J. Lohr Carol's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
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Wine Enthusiast, October 2020
- "With a smattering of Petit Verdot, this hearty, full-bodied red is robust in oak. Tobacco, leather, clove, and char highlight a concentrated dark-berry frame, with a lingering mocha tone on the finish."
J. Lohr Touching Lives
Dark in the glass, with dense color extending to the rim. The aroma projects red currant and cassis layered with cedar. Firm and medium weight on the mid- palate with flavors of black cherry, mocha, and granite.
— Steve Peck, director of winemaking
Wine Details
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Composition Blend
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92%
Cabernet Sauvignon
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8%
Petit Verdot
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Origin
St. Helena, Napa Valley, California
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Cellaring
Highly structured at release, with a 10 year plus aging aptitude.
10 Years -
Vinification
Fermentation: 10 ton open-top tanks, using délestage and punchdowns
Time in Barrel: 20 months in French oak barrels - 60% new
Barrel Type: 60 gallon Bordeaux export, medium and medium-long toast
Touching Lives, One Toast at a Time
A donation for each bottle sold
is made to the
National Breast Cancer
Foundation.
This year marks the twelfth anniversary of J. Lohr’s heartfelt partnership with National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. The Touching Lives initiative began when the Lohr family designated the J. Lohr Carol’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon a commemorative release in honor of founder Jerry Lohr’s late wife. Carol Waldorf Lohr passed away in 2008 due to complications from breast cancer.
Today, $3 from every purchase of J. Lohr Carol’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, whether at your local restaurant, wine shop, online or at our Wine Centers, is donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Since the program’s inception, sales from J. Lohr Carol’s Vineyard releases have supported early breast cancer detection, access to mammograms, patient navigation systems, and the delivery of HOPE Kits (a gift box of comforting items) to women undergoing breast cancer treatment. These programs continue to build on a partnership that has funded over 8,000 mammograms for women who otherwise would not be able to afford them.
We’re Encouraging Women to Take Charge
The National Breast Cancer Foundation’s mission is to provide help and inspire hope to those affected by breast cancer through early detection, education, and support services. J. Lohr is continuing to advocate for women’s empowerment through knowledge and body self-awareness. It’s never too early to become one’s own best health advocate, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation has the resources to help.
Vineyards
Carol’s Vineyard lies in northern St. Helena along the Napa River at Pratt Avenue. Comprised of 27 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon (Clone 337 on 3309 rootstock) and 4.3 acres of Petit Verdot (Clone 400 on 3309 rootstock), the well-drained, gravelly, sandy loam soil and Bordeaux-like climate of the Napa Valley is ideally suited to producing richly textured, luxury-quality fruit.
Vintage
In 2016, the growing season progressed slow and steady at Carol’s Vineyard, with budbreak arriving on cue in the last week of March. Temperate weather at bloom set the crop up for success and provided some peace of mind for growers after the shatter we saw in Napa Valley the previous year. Also absent in 2016 were the heat spikes that troubled the 2015 vintage. Steady, warm weather from veraison to harvest brought the crop in on the third week of September.
