It is my pleasure to share the wines of Acumen, founded by Eric Yuan. Yuan utilizes the talents of winemaker Phillip Titus and renowned Viticulturist Garrett Buckland. His brand, Acumen Wines, has established an estate that features 116 organically certified acres of vines, spread across two vineyards on Napa Valley’s Atlas Peak. The Acumen team makes a small portfolio of estate-grown wines, with a focus on mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc as well as Sauvignon Blanc.
Acumen acquired its first vineyard on Atlas Peak in 2012. Originally planted in 1992, and featuring 32 acres of vines with a northeast exposure, the Attelas Vineyard was the ‘home vineyard’ of Dr. Jan Krupp, predating his famed Stagecoach Vineyard by three years. In 2014, Acumen expanded its estate program with the acquisition of the Edcora Vineyard, which features 84 acres of vines 350 feet higher up on Atlas Peak.
The new wines by Acumen were awesome. I love the 2022 Acumen Wines ‘Edcora Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon (OB, 95) which is rich and viscous with good verve considering the heat of the vintage. Learn more at https://www.acumenwine.com. Here are my reviews of the new Acumen Wines.
2023 Acumen ‘Atlas Peak’ Sauvignon Blanc- The outstanding 2023 Acumen ‘Atlas Peak’ Sauvignon Blanc offers serious texture and verve on the palate, loaded with minerals, melon fruits and shades of starfruit with kumquat rind. Rich and fat on the tongue, this is seriously good stuff that will cellar well over the next eight to ten years. Drink 2025-2033- 94
2022 Acumen ‘Edcora Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon- Dense, heady and intense, the 2022 Acumen ‘Edcora Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon stands inky in the glass. Violets, tar and sweet tobacco leaf notes combine with blueberry compote on the nose. The palate is loaded with tension and flavor density with a silky mouthfeel and refined tannins. Enjoy this beauty now and over the next ten to fifteen years. Drink 2025-2037- 95