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Morgado Cellars Proprietary Red Sugarloaf Mtn 2013 750ml

size
750ml
country
United States
region
California
appellation
Napa Valley
WA
97
Additional vintages
2014 2013
WA
97
Rated 97 by Wine Advocate
Absolutely sensational is her 2013 Sugarloaf Proprietary Red, a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, again aged in what appear to be her three favorite coopers: Taransaud, Darnajou, and Gamba. At this price point, this is a giveaway in Napa Valley, as this wine is not far from being off the charts point-wise and complexity-wise. There’s an extra gear and dimension to this wine, which has an inky purple color, a gorgeous nose of charcoal, graphite, blackberry, boysenberry and blackcurrant, an opulent, full-bodied mouthfeel, terrific freshness and vibrancy in spite of its super intensity and richness, and a killer finish of close to 50 seconds. This is a stunner and can be drunk now or cellared for 15-20 years.
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Morgado Cellars Proprietary Red Sugarloaf Mtn 2013 750ml

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Bottle: $38.98
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Region: California

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.
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Country: United States

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
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Appellation: Napa Valley

Anybody with an interest in New World wines is surely in agreement with the fact that Napa Valley in California is now, without much doubt, one of the world's premier wine regions. With an ideal climate for viticulture, fertile and mineral rich soils, and a dedication for quality and expression of terroir, Napa Valley wines consistently impress on the world stage with their flavors, aromas and overall character. The wineries of the valley have had plenty of success with a wide range of grape varietals, which flourish in the heat and ripen fully in the Californian sunshine each year, and the innovation and experimentation undertaken by the vintners of the region has helped create a wine culture and reputation in the valley which is unique, yet classic – a perfect blend of the new and the old.