More About 2020 Courtney Benham Melange Du Baum Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon Courtney Benham focuses on cool-climate regions throughout California, pursuing distinctive vineyards with unique soils and geological features that produce terroir-articulated fruit. Courtney has three decades of experience, and his talent for selecting expressive plots is highly evident in the flagship wine of his Terroir Expression Series, Mélange du Baum. Courtney sourced the fruit from Mount Veeder, the only hillside appellation in the Napa Valley to benefit from the cool sea breezes off the San Pablo Bay, retaining acidity, freshness, and elegance. Only the top barrels made the final cut for this powerful, bold, and beautiful Cabernet Sauvignon blend with fleshy, linear fruit and firm, velvety tannins.