Inspire Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

Inspire, a California blend inspired by the wines of Château Lafite Rothschild.

• Appearance: Deep garnet with brilliant clarity.

• Nose: Perfumed and layered, with aromas of violet, iris, cassis, and ripe dark cherry, complemented by subtle cedar, tobacco, and mineral notes.

• Palate: Silky and refined, with fine-grained tannins and vibrant acidity. The wine unfolds elegantly, revealing red and black fruits, hints of spice, and floral nuances.

• Finish: Long, graceful, and harmonious, leaving a lingering impression of finesse and balance.

• Ageing Potential: 20+ years, developing additional complexity of truffle, leather, and cigar box over time.

In concert with this vintage's dry and cooler summer conditions, this wine has kept all its acid potential, the beginnings of perfect evolution and preservation.

A beautiful wine that inspires the palate. Decant for at least one hour and serve at 65°F

Our 2023 wine vintage is being hailed as exceptional, potentially one of the best in recent memory, due to a combination of a long, cool growing season and ideal weather conditions allowing grapes to ripen slowly in balanced conditions. This resulted in plush, concentrated flavors, deep color, freshness,and strong tannic structure—ideal for long-lived wines.

About the Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon – Drives the wine’s core: deep cassis, blackberry, graphite, pencil shavings, and our Napa signature cedar/tobacco character. It gives the structure, tannic backbone, and long aging potential.

Merlot – Adds mid-palate richness and supple texture, softening Cabernet’s austerity with hints of ripe plum and dark cherry.

Cabernet Franc – Subtle lift: floral aromatics (violet, iris), spice, and a touch of leafy elegance.

Petit Verdot – Tiny proportion, but powerful: brings color depth, peppery spice, and a hint of violets/graphite.

Following fermentation, the wine was transferred into new French oak barrels where malolactic fermentation took place.

All of the barrels come from French cooperages with whom we have had an association for over twenty years. Selected from two French forests, the wood is air dried and coopered over a five-year production period and finished with a special “toasting” suited to the delicate characteristics of our wines.

Only 207 cases produced. Our vineyards are farmed to the code of sustainable agriculture using traditional techniques, based on strict control of yields, manual harvests and numerous quality specific tasks that are carried out by hand throughout the year.

Little or no chemical fertilizers are used. Selection and planting of cover crops and their return to the soil provides additional organic nutrients allowing our vines to reach an advanced age and produce outstanding grapes.

Color	Red
Vintage	2023
Harvest Date	25th Oct 2023
Style	Red Bordeaux
Appellation	Atlas Peak, Napa Valley
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Date Bottled	4th Aug 2025
Drinkable	2026 - 2045
Alcohol	14.10%
Bottle Size	750ml