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Wine Description
The Story
Our Georges de Latour Cabernet Sauvignon has been widely recognized as the benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford since its inaugural vintage in 1936. Our understanding of terroir comes from more than 100 years of creating rich, classic Napa Valley wines. Our legacy honors the marriage between state-of-the-art technology and gentle, traditional winemaking methods, a combination that enhances the expression of our remarkable vineyards.
...Vintage 1982
The 1982 Napa Valley vintage is remembered as a challenging, rain-plagued harvest that brought an abrupt end to what had otherwise been an exceptional growing season. A warm, ideal spring and summer led into early autumn with promise, but relentless heavy rainfall in mid-to-late September disrupted picking and severely affected late-ripening varieties across the valley.
While early-harvested grapes—particularly Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, ...