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    467
  • Producer ranking ?

    33
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Game

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The Story

Our limited bottling of To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon showcases the prestige and grand terroir of this world class vineyard. It is a wine that truly represents Robert Mondavi’s vision of perfection and quest for excellence.

Genevieve Janssens - Director of Winemaking

Reflecting the terroir of one of Napa Valley’s most esteemed vineyards, the second vintage of our To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon is a complex interplay of aromas and flavors. Muc...

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Wine Information

2009 was characterized by a relatively dry winter followed by a summer of warm, sunny days and cool, foggy nights punctuated by a just a couple of brief heat waves. This was a perfect scenario for long, flavor-building hang time and ideal sugar to acid balance. The grapes for this To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon were picked between from September 25 through October 1, just before some early October rain.

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

<10 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Medium, Ruby red and Dark

ending

Long, Extensive and Lingering

flavors

Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Coffee, Toasty, Smoky and New-oak

nose

Youthful, Complex, Refined and Rich

taste

Average in Acidity, High tannin, Balanced, Concentrated, Well-structured, Youthful, Full-bodied, Firm, Focused, Toasty and Drying tannins

Verdict

Well made and Fine

Information

Origin

Oakville, Napa Valley

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h

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Inside Information

When Robert Mondavi chose the To Kalon Vineyard as the home for his new winery in 1966 he remarked that “It was a vineyard with a distinguished history and a magical nature. Ideal soils, sunlight, and rain—to my eye, the vineyard was a treasure.” Those sentiments were re-confirmed when the To Kalon Vineyard was named the Vineyard of the Year by the California State Farm Bureau in 2011. The To Kalon Vineyard lies on prime benchland in west Oakville. The low fertility, well-drained soils combined with optimal sun exposure yield rich, complex flavors and impeccable fruit maturity. For this To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon we selected grapes from two special vineyard blocks planted in the 1970s.

Appellation: Oakville District, Napa Valley Grape Sourcing: 100% To Kalon Vineyard

•WINEMAKING• When the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes achieved optimal ripeness, they were hand-harvested into small boxes and carefully transported to our gravity-flow To Kalon Cellar. After hand sorting, the clusters were gently destemmed directly into traditional French oak tanks for fermentation and extended maceration – a total of 43 days of skin contact. The new wine was drained and the skins were gently pressed into 100% new French oak barrels where malolactic fermentation was completed. Twenty six months of aging encouraged full integration of oak and fruit and guided the tannins to be round and supple. The 2009 vintage was bottled in February 2012.

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