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750ml - Case of 6
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$168.32
From the famous site that kicked off a revolution in Napa Cabernet, this wine is aromatic in cedar, earth and sage....
750ml - Case of 6
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$205.76
There’s something so alluring and enticing about the Fay, named for Nathan Fay, who first planted Cabernet...
750ml - Case of 6
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$198.87
Graphite, lavender, mint, licorice and plums literally jump out of the glass in the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon S.L.V....
750ml - Case of 6
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$242.95
From a site planted in 1970 at the famous estate, this wine has beautiful perfume on the nose, and a supple yet firm...
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Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2012
750ml - Case of 6
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$247.66
One of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignons yet made by the Staglins is the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 30th...
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Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2013
750ml - Case of 6
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$239.22
Along with the 2015, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is one of the greatest wines made at this property. Deep,...
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Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$278.65
Still showing brilliantly (and I don't expect that to change), the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate has the ripe,...
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Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$332.70
I continue to simply love the 2016s, which come close to rivaling the 2013s, albeit with a more elegant character....
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Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$267.75
Plenty of blueberry, blackcurrant, spearmint and mint aromas. Medium body and extremely fine tannins. Firm and toned....
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Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2018
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$272.95
I was able to taste two wines from Staglin Family, both showing brilliantly. An utterly ultra-classic Rutherford...
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Staglin Family Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$298.73
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is flat-out gorgeous and shows the supple, ripe, sexy style of the vintage paired...
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The Mascot (Will Harlan) Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
750ml - Case of 6
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$245.01
Made from the younger vines of Harlan Estate, BOND, and Promontory, The Mascot shares a unique glimpse into the...
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The Mascot (Will Harlan) Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$254.31
Made from the younger vines of Harlan Estate, BOND, and Promontory, The Mascot shares a unique glimpse into the...
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The Mascot (Will Harlan) Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$210.96
Made from the younger vines of Harlan Estate, BOND, and Promontory, The Mascot shares a unique glimpse into the...
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The Mascot (Will Harlan) Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
750ml - Case of 6
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$186.18
Made from the younger vines of Harlan Estate, BOND, and Promontory, The Mascot shares a unique glimpse into the...
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The Mascot (Will Harlan) Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
750ml - Case of 6
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$181.96
Made from the younger vines of Harlan Estate, BOND, and Promontory, The Mascot shares a unique glimpse into the...
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The Mascot (Will Harlan) Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$182.88
Made from the younger vines of Harlan Estate, BOND, and Promontory, The Mascot shares a unique glimpse into the...
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The Mascot (Will Harlan) Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$230.55
Made from the younger vines of Harlan Estate, BOND, and Promontory, The Mascot shares a unique glimpse into the...
750ml - Case of 3
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$314.14
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon H.W.C comes from a single block planted to what's now called the Heritage Clone, which...
Altesse Cabernet Sauvignon Mavrodaphne United States California Napa Valley Wine
In the Archaea region, high in the Northern Peloponnese mountains, the predominant grape varietal grown is the prized Mavrodaphne. Meaning 'Black Laurel', the Mavrodaphne grapes have extremely dark skins, and ripen slowly under the Greek sunshine, helped by the mineral rich soils the vines thrive in. This grape varietal is mostly used to produce the opaque, inky fortified wine of the same name, which is popular all over Greece and elsewhere in the world. This fortified wine allows the grapes to really show off their complex and fascinating flavors, which range from a rich marzipan to flavors of bitter chocolate, sweet coffee, dried figs and prunes, as well as plenty of jammy fruit notes.
Mavrodaphne is produced in a traditional method which involves leaving the grape juice exposed to the sun in large vats, before having its fermentation halted by the addition of various distillates taken from previous successful vintages. This mixture contains plenty of residual sugar, which gives the end result its characteristic sticky sweetness, and also helps with the next fermentation process, which typically takes place in large underground cellars. The final product is a heady drink, absolutely bursting with unusual, rich and sweet flavors and carried in a dark and slightly viscous Port-like liquid.
Mavrodaphne grapes are also used for the production of still red wines, but are generally blended with varietals such as Agiorgitiko or imported grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon. Mavrodaphne grapes are excellent for mellowing more acidic varieties, and producing deliciously rounded wines, which have taken the international market by storm in recent decades.
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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.
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.
When it comes to New World wines, and especially wines from the United States of America, Napa Valley is something of a standard bearer. Over its relatively short history, it has managed to transform itself from being a fairly insignificant region, to becoming one of the most important and highly regarding wine locations on earth. With an ideal climate for viticulture, blazing sunshine and a low level of rainfall, this valley is shielded on many sides by mountain ranges which help it maintain a consistent level of heat, light and moisture throughout the year. Today, Napa Valley is a home of innovation and quality, with dozens of grape varietals thriving in the fertile soils. However, the main varietals grown there have always been Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel, and the wines they produce are constantly lauded by critics and competitions across the globe.