Metal Bender Red Blend 2021
Napa Valley

The Metal Bender line of wines are named in honor of the Stringer Family’s manufacturing business in Wisconsin.  The business stamps, machines and fabricates metal into components used in industries throughout America.  They are “Metal Benders”

92 points - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW | 91 points - James Suckling

Tasting Notes

The 2021 Metal Bender Red Blend pours a nearly opaque purple with a just visible crimson edge.  The Cabernet Sauvignon heavy blend has an explosive nose of graphite, bing cherry and perfumed violet, no doubt from the Syrah in the blend.  It’s slick and silky and packed with pure red fruit flavors.  The tannins are fine grained but add enough structure to age effortlessly for years to come. 

"The 2021 Metal Bender Red Blend is composed of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Syrah, and 14% Petite Sirah. Deep garnet-purple in color, it offers spicy notes of black pepper, garrigue, and anise plus plum preserves and raspberry compote. The full-bodied palate is bright, with red and black berries and soft, rounded tannins, finishing long and perfumed."
-Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW

"Ripe blackberries and currants with hints of iodine, walnuts, black olives and moist bark. Full-bodied, firm and chalky with deep, succulent fruit in the middle. Velvety texture with a lingering finish."
-James Suckling

Varietal Composition:

69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Syrah 14% Petite Sirah

Aging:

14 Months in 42% new French Oak barrels

Production:

385 cases

Vineyards:

The 2021 Metal Bender Red Blend come from 9 different vineyards situated all throughout Napa Valley. From Calistoga to Carneros and Oakville to Atlas Peak, nearly all the sub-AVAs of Napa are included.  These are all the same fruit sources used in our higher end bottlings.

Winemaking:

The 2021 Metal Blender Red blend is as a barrel selection of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and a few Syrah and Petite Sirah barrels added for color, mouthfeel and structure.  The wine spent an average of 21 days on its skins before pressing.

Technical Data:

pH: 3.72 TA: 6.2 Alc: 14.7%