Miner Family The Oracle 2022
(Napa Valley, California) - [JS 91]

Notes from the Winemaker:
Our flagship wine, a full-bodied, red blend, grants a nod toward elegance. This Bordeaux-style blend is silky, reserved and supremely balanced.

Lush aromatics of raspberry and dark cherry with a hint of eucalyptus, The Oracle is decadent, but with finesse. Earthiness and layers of dried flowers and cocoa integrate harmoniously into a finely balanced marriage between tannin and acid, providing the structure that ensures, like all impeccable beauties, this wine is sure to age gracefully.

Technical Information:
Appellation: 100% Napa Valley
Vineyards: Bonny’s, Brokenrock, Castle Rock, Karios, Stagecoach, Volker Eisele & Vyborny Vineyards 
Blend: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot
Harvest: September 12th - October 4th, 2022, picked at 22.4 - 31.1 Brix
Aging: 22 months, 60% new French oak
Analysis: Alcohol 14.5%, pH 3.53, TA .63
Production: 2,979 6-packs
Bottled: July 30th - August 1st, 2024
Release Date: Summer 2026

Vintage Notes:
Growers navigated triple-digit heat and sudden rain to deliver an exceptional 2022 vintage. Winemakers describe 2022 red wines as excellent structured with deep red colors, luxurious tannins and exquisite fruitforward aromatics. The unique weather events that defined the vintage will showcase the full range of flavors that Napa Valley wines are so well known for from crisp and vibrant to dense and powerful. 

Ratings & Reviews

91 Points - James Suckling:
"This red is full-bodied, offering slightly austere black fruit, ample oak accents and moderate tannins. Good black cherries, red cherries, cedar and cinnamon on the palate." (Mar 2025)