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Round Pond Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley, United States 2012 (750mL)
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Round Pond Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon


The Round Pond Estate is located in the Rutherford Appellation. The owners of the estate focus heavily on ecological diversity and farm the vines with highly sustainable philosophies. The vineyard team works diligently to reduce yields because of the fertile, alluvial soils brought by the neighboring Conn Creek and Napa River. To maintain consistent concentration year after year, the vineyard team performs a thorough green harvest, dropping grape clusters, except for two clusters per shoot. The grapes are all carefully hand selected in the vineyard and completely destemmed before going through a slow, gentle fermentation. The wine is then pressed into 70% new French oak barrels before bottling. The 2012 vintage is a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec. Many of the 2012 Napa Valley wines are just beginning to be released and most will be exceptional; abundant sunshine filled the valley which produced nearly perfect fruit with serious concentration.

The Round Pond Estate 2012 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon has a dark purple core with a magenta rim. The aromatics are ripe and powerful, led by notes of black cherry, wild raspberry, black currants, fresh violets, licorice, fresh tobacco, vanilla, and exotic spices. The palate is full bodied, plush, round and densely packed with flavors similar to the nose. Sweet black fruits, hazelnuts, fresh vanilla with a very fine dusty minerality typical of the Rutherford appellation pack the glass. The great Napa Valley Winemaker, Thomas Rivers Brown, has done a great job with this wine - showing the true expression of the Rutherford AVA - and making this wine in a style that all lovers of Napa Valley Cabernet will enjoy. Open and decant this wine for about an hour prior to serving just above cellar temperature in a large Bordeaux stem. This is another wine that screams for red meats. Simply grilled filet mignon with seasonal vegetables would be a great pairing for this wine.
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Country
United States
Region
Napa Valley
Sub-Region
United StatesRutherford
Farming
Sustainable
Blend
86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec
Alcohol
14.5
OAK
70% New French

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