2014 Amulet Estate Oakville Cabernet

Vintage : 2014

Country : USA

Region : Oakville, Napa Valley

Winemaker Notes

Amulet 2014 is a study in blending – of both Bordeaux varietals and appellations within the Napa Valley. The 2014 vintage is comprised of almost 50% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance nearly equal amounts of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The fruit is sourced mainly from Tuck Beckstoffer's estate vineyard in St Helena, complimented by fruit grown on Howell Mountain and the eastern hills of Oakville. In its youth, this wine demonstrates layered structure and promises longevity

It began on back country roads and among the vines. The Beckstoffer family arrived in the Napa Valley in 1975 and the young son of a future pioneer spent his days in the vineyards throughout every growing season, cultivating deep roots.

About Winery

Brought up to respect the land and its fruit, Tuck naturally sought out the practice of viticulture, learning from the masters around him. Much like his father before him, he is a farmer first. It was only after he mastered the art of first craft that he turned his attention to a second craft—winemaking. Over three decades after he first set foot in the valley, Tuck bottled his first wine. For him, it was not a whim or passion project, but the culmination of a life lived on the land, among the vines.  

Today, Tuck is one of the few Napa stewards who is both a grower and a winemaker. It is this pedigree that makes his approach different: the process begins with the land itself and culminates with a reverence for the winemaking traditions of the past—sharing successes and failures among fellow craftsmen and appreciating the fruits of their labor over a beautiful bottle of wine.