Thursday January 8, 2014
 BRITISH COLUMBIA

"These wines are deeply satisfying and deftly represent everything that is good about Napa Cabernet."

 

Alder Yarrow - Vinography.com
Today's Offer
 
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley 
2009

Price $64.99/bottle
VarietalCabernet Sauvignon
Region
Napa Valley, California   
Format12 x 750ml
Availability
25 cases
Ageability
Now - 2019+
CSPC
+841957

 

 
Winemaker's notes on the 2009 Vintage:
 
The 2009 vintage was one of the more evenly balanced growing years with no harsh extremes creating challenges for the growers or the winemaking team. We harvested our Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards throughout the month of October and into early November, a testament to gradual, even ripening. This year 86% of the grapes come from Howell Mountain, Atlas Peak and Mt. Veeder AVA vineyards: the balance coming from the valley floor in Rutherford. This is the highest percentage of mountain fruit in our Napa Cabernet that we have bottled to date, slightly more than the 2008 vintage. The result is a very dark, densely colored wine, rich in aromatics and intensely flavored. This is a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon showing great varietal character as well as its complex mountain terroir.
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About Neal Family Vineyards 

Neal Family cab is a Liquid Art classic for many reasons. It is a top quality Napa cab with an impeccable pedigree produced by one of the valley's great winegrowing families, but because the family is not predisposed to pandering to journalists, it tends to be un-reviewed, and therefore has no place in the pantheon of point scores.

 

What we have here then is a winelover's dream come true: an almost totally under-the-radar wine full of character and class that massively over-delivers price-wise. Please DO NOT tell your friends - there will be more for us!

 

Winegrowers in Napa since 1968, Jack Neal & Sons Vineyard Management Inc. farm an astonishing 2,000 acres, from Coombsville to Calistoga.  Since 2001 Mark Neal has used his family's deep cumulative knowledge of Napa terroir to select superior vineyard sites in Howell Mountain, Rutherford, Mount Veeder, Coombsville, Atlas Peak, and St. Helena to produce a 'building block' wine (a la Penfolds Grange)  that he believes best expresses the true character of the  Napa Valley.

 

Meticulous organic farming produces cabernet grapes with great purity of flavour.  The Neal winemaking style emphasizes balance, integration, and elegance rather than power, evoking the classic wines of Napa's golden era. 

How to order ?

Simply reply to this e-offer or by contacting Neil Punshon at neil.punshon@trialto.com
Do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or for further information ! 
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Neil Punshon
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