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Wine Description
The Story
The extraordinary quality of this wine originates in Napa Valley’s generous terroir. When I taste this, I’m reminded why Cabernet Sauvignon is the varietal on which Robert Mondavi built his reputation.
We selected the fruit for our Napa Valley Cabernet from the valley’s most renowned AVAs (sub-regions) with a third of the grapes coming from our storied To Kalon vineyard, located on the well-drained alluvial bench surrounding the winery.
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This was a classic, nearly-textbook growing season of warm, sunny days and cool, foggy nights punctuated by a couple
of brief heat blasts - the perfect recipe for long, flavor-building hangtime and ideal sugar to acid balance. It was remarkably smooth sailing when we began picking Cabernet Sauvignon on September 19 until a rare tropical storm interrupted the harvest, soaking parts of the Central and Northern California vineyards with more t...
