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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.
...Wine Information
The 1991 Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon has a beautiful dark ruby color. The aromas of black currant, cherry and toasty oak are especially complex and intense in this vintage. With similar flavors and tremendous depth and richness, this wine will age beautifully for decades and will be one of the great vintages of Georges de Latour.
Vintage 1991
Extremely low winter temperatures forced the grapevines into true dormancy, granting them a respite from four years of stressful drought conditions. Nearly four times the normal rainfall fell in March counteracting the potentially ill effects of another dry winter. Moderate temperatures throughout the growing season combined with a heavy crop load tended to delay the start of harvest relative to the recent past. The cool summer kept grape acid...