Mount Veeder Winery Reserve Red 2012

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Vintage
2012

Size
750ML

ABV
14.5%

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Winemaker Notes

Dark garnet in color. A beautiful mélange of blackberry, sage, wild blueberry, and savory notes with hints of cocoa and mocha. Very rich and complex with lingering black peppercorn and sweet herb.Deep berry, rosemary, toffee, anise, and bay weave into a dense, supple yet powerful mouthfeel with a long cassis and tobacco finish. Very textural and delicious.

Blend: 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 2% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot

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    Janet Meyers selects this reserve from estate vineyards that rise to 1,600 feet, with varied expositions and slopes. This blend is mostly cabernet sauvignon (91 percent), with small amounts of merlot, malbec and petit verdot. It’s a pure Veeder expression of cabernet, as if you can feel the juiciness rising up and then tumbling down into the tannins, foresty and earthy, rosy and dynamic. All that action occurs along a rich, supple texture, like jalapeño chocolate. Cellar this to allow its complexity to evolve.
  • 91
    Dark, rich and deep with notes of mint, spice and blackberry; juicy with dense minerals, earth and density; long and balanced, intense and lush. 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec.

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Mount Veeder Winery

Mount Veeder Winery

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Mount Veeder Winery, California
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Mount Veeder Winery is a dramatic estate with three vineyards carved high in the hillsides of the Mayacamas Mountains, overlooking southern Napa Valley. The property totals 121 acres, mostly forest and brush, out of which only 47 are planted to vine.

Vines ranging from 1,000–1,600 feet in elevation cling to rugged, steep slopes that offer cool conditions that lead to slow ripening, which extends the growing season. Mount Veeder is usually the last to harvest in Napa Valley. The result is fruit with highly concentrated flavors - big, bold and brambly - a Cab lover's feast.

Mount Veeder Winery was the first in Napa Valley to plant all five red Bordeaux varieties in the same vineyard. Its expertise with these grapes is manifest in Mount Veeder Winery Reserve, a meritage blend of these noble grapes, which are still grown on the property.

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One of the world’s most classic and popular styles of red wine, Bordeaux-inspired blends have spread from their homeland in France to nearly every corner of the New World. Typically based on either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot and supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, the best of these are densely hued, fragrant, full of fruit and boast a structure that begs for cellar time. Somm Secret—Blends from Bordeaux are generally earthier compared to those from the New World, which tend to be fruit-dominant.

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Mt. Veeder Wine

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Centered at the peak for which it is named, Mount Veeder is Napa’s largest sub-AVA. But even though the entire appellation spreads over 16,000 acres, vineyards cover a mere 1,000. Scattered among Douglas firs and bristlecone pines, Mount Veeder vineyards extend south from the upper elevations of the Mayacamas Mountains—the highest point at 2,400 feet—to the border of the Carneros region. Less than 25 wineries produce wine from Mount Veeder fruit.

Winemaking began early in this appellation. In 1864, Captain Stelham Wing presented the first Mount Veeder wine to the Napa County Fair; it came from today’s Wing Canyon Vineyard. Prohibition, of course, halted winemaking and viticulture wasn’t revitalized until the founding of Mayacamas Vineyards in 1951 and Bernstein Vineyards in 1964.

The Bernstein Vineyards was actually home to the first Petit Verdot in California, planted in 1975. Today most of the Petit Verdot in Napa Valley originates from this vineyard.

Rocky volcanic clay and ancient seabed matter dominate Mount Veeder soils—perfect for Bordeaux varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot enjoy spectacular success. These varieties produce wines rich in brambly blackberry and black cherry fruit with herbal and floral aromatics. Structures are moderate to assertive and wines have great staying power.

Chardonnay from Mount Veeder is lush, full and balanced mineral and fresh citrus flavors.

SWS389139_2012 Item# 145144

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