Mira Winery Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
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Black pepper, schist, dried leaf nose. Cedar, licorice and black cherry flavors complement elegant lush tannins that provide lift to the long, persistent finish.
Blend: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot
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Mira Winery produces a limited amount of single vineyard wines from well known Napa Valley AVA Districs Stags Leap, Los Carneros and Rutherford. With over 20 years of wine making experience, Winemaker Gustavo Gonzalez is a craftsman whose critically acclaimed wines are of exceptional character and complexity, delighting the palates of wine drinkers today and for years to come. Our well established and long term relationships with some of the most elite and olders growers in Napa Valley allows us to manage the process from bud to bottle, vinifying the grapes to maintain the characterisitics of these exceptional geographies and produce a portfolio a uniquely luxurious wines.
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.