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Ehlers Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon

Other, United States 2017 (750mL)
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Ehlers Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon

Ehlers Estate is ancient by California standards. In the late 1800s, Bernard Ehlers bought a 10-acre parcel of land in St. Helena, planting an olive grove and replanting the struggling vineyards. By 1886, he finished construction of the stone barn that still serves as the estate’s tasting room. Ehlers Estate has been a consistent performer and a go-to for affordable Napa Cab. You can’t go wrong with their regular Napa Valley bottling that incorporates 75% estate fruit and the rest is sourced from Yountville. All the vineyards on the estate have been farmed biodynamically for over a decade and the estate has been certified organic since 2008. With no point of the property farther than 600 yards from the winery, the full-time vineyard team can have complete control over every element of viticulture, and their attention to detail shows. This 80/20 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc shows dark crimson with purple highlights at its core with a touch of brick coloring at the edge. Swirling layers of aromas pour out of the glass, red plum, sage, violets, cacao nib, caramel, and cassis. On the palate, the wine is pure elegant power, with silky blackberry preserves, espresso, and a touch of Madagascar vanilla at the finish, with tannins that are big, but not drying. Ready to drink now, but it will age extremely well for another decade.

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United States

Washington

Columbia Valley

Like many Washington wines, the “Columbia Valley” indication only tells part of the story: Columbia Valley covers a huge swath of Central
Washington, within which are a wide array of smaller AVAs (appellations).

Oregon

Willamette Valley

Oregon’s Willamette Valley has become an elite winegrowing zone in record time. Pioneering vintner David Lett, of The Eyrie Vineyard, planted the first Pinot Noir in the region in 1965, soon to be followed by a cadre of forward-thinking growers who (correctly) saw their wines as America’s answer to French
Burgundies. Today, the Willamette
Valley is indeed compared favorably to Burgundy, Pinot Noir’s spiritual home. And while Pinot Noir accounts for 64% of Oregon’s vineyard plantings, there are cool-climate whites that must not be missed.

California

Santa Barbara

Among the unique features of Santa Barbara County appellations like Ballard Canyon (a sub-zone of the Santa Ynez Valley AVA), is that it has a cool, Pacific-influenced climate juxtaposed with the intense luminosity of a southerly
latitude (the 34th parallel). Ballard Canyon has a more north-south orientation compared to most Santa Barbara AVAs, with soils of sandy
clay/loam and limestone.

California

Paso Robles

Situated at an elevation of 1,600 feet, it is rooted in soils of sandy loam and falls within the Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA.

New York

North Fork

Wine growers and producers on Long Island’s North Fork have traditionally compared their terroir to that of Bordeaux and have focused on French varieties such as Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

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