Schug Heritage Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
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While he now focuses on pinot noir and chardonnay at his Carneros-based winery, Walter Schug spent most of the 1970s and early 1980s making cabernet at Joseph Phelps. This wine shows a sure hand with a Bordelaise cépage. Mostly from Rancho Salina -a vineyard characterized by red volcanic clay like its neighbor Monte Rosso- this is supple and satisfying, juicy as a ripe blackberry yet complex at the end, lifting elegantly on high-toned floral aromas, grounded by a baseline of fine pencil lead tannins and freshened by a hillside-grown acidity that lasts.
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Founded in 1980, Schug Carneros Estate Winery is the showcase and life-long dream of one of California's most celebrated winemakers. Walter Schug's reputation blossomed during his tenure as Founding Winemaker for Joseph Phelps Vineyards in the 1970s, where he made California’s first proprietary Bordeaux-Style blend (Insignia) and legendary vineyard designated Cabernets (Backus and Eisele Vineyards).
Drawing on his long experience in the production of fine wines in both Europe and California, Walter set up his own winery with his wife Gertrud in the cool, marine climate of the Carneros Appellation. Here he could focus on the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varietals that had always been close to his heart.
Schug Carneros Estate Winery combines old world understanding and tradition with modern winemaking techniques. By using only the finest grapes available, and maintaining the best winemaking values, these wines have gained acceptance worldwide as true contemporary classics.