Salvestrin Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

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Salvestrin Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2002 Front Label
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Varietal

Region

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Vintage
2002

Size
750ML

Features
Collectible

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Winemaker Notes

This wine opens with an abundance of bright fruit. Aromas of ripe juicy blackberries, plum and toasted barrels delight the nose. Entry on the palate is silky and smooth with great balance which frames round integrated tannins. The structure builds on the palate with mouth coating richness and warmth leading to a lush ripe long lasting finish.

Professional Ratings

  • 94
    A big time sleeper of the vintage for me, this wine performed brilliantly. Its dense ruby/purple color was accompanied by notes of Asian plum sauce, soy, creme de cassis, cedar, chocolate and earth. Full-bodied, plush, voluptuous, pure and textured, it is just moving from adolescence to full maturity, where it should remain for two decades.
  • 93
    Lots to admire in this ripe, structured, notably complex young wine. The currant, blackberry, black cherry and plum flavors are joined by hints of anise, vanilla bean and espresso. The tannins are rich and supple and the finish keeps repeating the fruit and pepper themes in a most impressive manner.

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Salvestrin, California
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It began when Italian immigrants John and Emma Salvestrin fell in love with St. Helena while visiting friends in the early 1920s. In 1932 they purchased a portion of the historic Crane Ranch, including the Victorian home of Dr. Crane. With the repeal of prohibition in 1933, they started selling grapes as the wine industry began to grown again.

Ed Salvestrin, who grew up on the family vineyard, continued to grow quality grapes through the 60s, 70s, and 80s preserving the family legacy for future generations. He still lives on the site and frequently tends to his fruit trees when he's not helping out in the vineyard.

In 1987, Rich Salvestrin completed his degree in viticulture from Fresno State University. He returned to the family vineyard to help farm and also to expand the family's grape growing business to include winemaking. 1994 was the inaugural vintage of Salvestrin Cabernet Sauvignon and in 2001 the estate winery was constructed amongst the family vines.

Today, the fourth generation Salvestrin girls are growing up on the family vineyard.

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One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.

Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.

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