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Wine Description
The Story
Our Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon has flavors of ripe black cherry, blackberry and black currant with hints of dried blueberry and cocoa. A sturdy structure and generous black fruits lend definition to a long, memorable finish.
Founded in 1861 by Charles Krug, the 27-year old Prussian immigrant came to America with little besides willpower and a willingness to work hard to build the cornerstone of the first winery in the Napa Valley. He b...
Vintage 1969
The 1969 California wine harvest stands as a watershed, high-acid vintage for Northern California—most notably Napa Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, and Sonoma—marked by a cool-to-temperate growing season that favored precision, low alcohol, and classical structural longevity. Harvested under ideal, dry autumn weather in late September and early October, top Cabernet Sauvignon releases—led by historic, benchmark bottlings from Mayacamas, Chappell...
