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| Tuscany, Italy |
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Winemaker's Notes
Intensely fruity and complex with a good structure, well-balanced, with soft tannins and a lingering finish. Displays unmistakable varietal flavor while retaining strong regional character.
Solaia, which means the 'sunny one' in Italian, is a 10 hectares (25 acres) southwest-facing vineyard planted 351-396 metres (1,150-1,300 feet) above sea-level on stony calcareous soil of marl and friable albarese rock. It is located at Santa Cristina, contiguous to the Tignanello vineyard, which is on the same property, in the Mercatale Val di Pesa zone of Chianti Classico. Antinori first produced a single-vineyard wine from these vines with the 1978 vintage (which was a limited release only in Italy); the initial blend was 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc, which was repeated in 1979. During following vintages, 20% Sangiovese was introduced and small adjustments were made (according to vintage) to the proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc used, to arrive at today's blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 20% Sangiovese. |
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| Sonoma Valley, California |
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Winemaker's Notes
As a general rule, we eschew the herbaceous qualities that Cabernet Sauvignon can sometimes develop and focus more on up-front fruit and flavor intensity. The result is a more aromatic and forward wine, with rich, sweet black fruit flavors of cassis and blackberry. An earthy, dusty nuance adds complexity to the nose, and toasty oak and spice flavors linger in the balanced finish. Of particular note is the incredibly rich middle of our Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon: concentrated, fleshy and unctuous, complemented by elegant aromatic components and softness. |
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| Sonoma Valley, California |
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Winemaker's Notes
This is a beautiful deep purple and ruby colored wine with incredible depth and flavor. While the nose is complex, with blackberry and plum fruit, spice and notes of cedar in the background, on the palate, the wine spills over with rich blackberry and cherry fruit flavors and cassis. The toasty oak and spice flavors combine to provide a wonderfully pleasing finish. |
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| Napa Valley, California |
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Winemaker's Notes
"There are 582 cases of the 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Vineyard. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits classic Napa Valley notes of tobacco leaf, cedar, black currants, vanilla, and loamy soil. This wine is ripe, full-bodied, and voluptuously-textured (surprising for a 1999), with great purity as well as palate presence. It should drink well for 15+ years."
-Wine Advocate |
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| Napa Valley, California |
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Winemaker's Notes
From prized vineyards in the Oakville, Rutherford and Mount Veeder appellations of the Napa Valley, this medium-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon is well integrated with succulent red and black fruit flavors, dash of white pepper, dried herbs, leather and smoky oak notes. The wine is balanced with supple tannins and dense flavors. Finishes smooth with lingering toast and cherry flavors. |
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| Tuscany, Italy |
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This Chianti Classico exemplifies a modern approach to making this very traditional wine. Its a satisfying middleweight with good flavor intensity and well-balanced structure, wrapping classic flavors in a sleek package. It has enticing aromas of tart red cherries, saddle leather and a hint of pungent dried herbs. In the mouth, it delivers bright flavors of dried red cherries against the classic Tuscan background of leather and oriental spice. The finish is long and aromatic, with crisp acidity supporting the lingering flavor of red Michigan pie cherries.
Theres enough silky tannin and firm acid to warrant cellaring for five or six years. Time in the cellar will soften the wines sharp edges and enhance its aromatic breadth and intensity, transforming the coltish charmer into a soft, sumptuous seductress. |
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| Napa Valley, California |
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Winemaker's Notes
Vintage 1997 has already been recognized as exceptional within a decade of outstanding vintages, producing wines of deep concentration and rich tannins that promise longevity. The yields were generous, as were the flavors. Said vineyard manager Bob Steinhauer, "everyone seems to have focused on the size of the crop, but I've been more impressed with the quality. We saw spectacular fruit across the varietals." The grapes for this wine were harvested from September 12 through October 11.
Each year since 1981 Beringer Winemaster Ed Sbragia creates his Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon by choosing the most expressive fruit from a handful of vineyards. His ultimate goal is a wine with a complex aroma, flavor and structural profile that layers the individual vineyard characteristics into a cohesive and balanced whole.
Individual lots of Cabernet Sauvignon from Bancroft Ranch, Tre Colline Vineyard (both on Howell Mountain), Chabot Vineyard, and St. Helena Home (all regular Private Reserve contributors) were blended with a small portion from the Marston Ranch on Spring Mountain
"For over 20 years I've made Private Reserve Cabernet and I always enjoy the process. It was especially rewarding in 1997 because we had such great, ripe fruit to work with. In the days leading up to harvest, the fruit I tasted in the vineyards really got my adrenaline going. When we finally decided to pick, as each lot came into the crush pad, I got more excited葉he concentration of flavors was phenomenal! Mouthwatering cherry, blackberry and sweet plum flavors were balanced with a mature phenolic structure and the resulting wine has a juicy-ness factor that I think shows perfect acid-to-fruit balance. I'm always looking for intense flavors and density and this wine has both qualities in spades."
-Ed Sbragia, Winemaster |
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| Australia |
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Winemaker's Notes
The color of this wine is a dark, deep reddish-black, while the nose has mouth -watering aromas of chocolate, cassis and spicy oak. The palate reflects the nose with distinctive and typical cabernet flavors of cassis and mocha complemented by cinnamon-like spices and vanillin from the oak. The palate is firm but elegant with tannins fine-grained and adding to the lingering flavors. The wine was aged in predominantly French (67%) - balance American oak. We used 70% hogsheads and 30% barriques. 78% of the barrels were new and the balance once and twice used. This wine has a long life ahead of it, given good cellaring. It will show increasing complexity and roundness over the years. While it will go beyond 10 years, it will probably reach its peak by about 2008. |
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