Salvestrin Three D Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
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The 2016 Salvestrin Three D Cabernet Sauvignon is equally savory and fruit forward, notes of black cherry, red licorice, cedar, forest floor, and dried tobacco layer this full-bodied Cabernet. Hints of spices: vanilla, cinnamon and allspice are peppered throughout. The plush, juicy core is surrounded by suitable backbone framing, featuring refined chalky tannins.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon 3D Dr. Crane Vineyard explodes from the glass with vibrant scents of ripe blueberries, warm cassis and blackberry tart with suggestions of dark chocolate, cinnamon stick, cloves, cedar chest and violets with a fragrant waft of star anise. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is filled with juicy, energetic black berry layers plus tons of spicy accents and a firm, finely grained frame of super-ripe tannins, finishing long and mineral laced. This full-throttle, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon barrel selection cuvee is so charged with purity, exuberance and freshness, every sip will leave you wanting more!
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Quite ripe, with lushly layered fig, blackberry and black currant preserve flavors rolling through, supported by a well-embedded iron note and backed by flashes of cast iron and dark tea. Has muscle and definition. Best from 2022 through 2034.
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James Suckling
Very attractive, ripe blackberry and mulberry aromas lead to a palate that has a boldly structured and focused core of rich dark berries and plums. Powdery, gently drying tannins command the finish nicely.
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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.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
St. Helena is in the heart of the Napa Valley, nestled between Calistoga to the north and Rutherford on its southern border. On its western side, the Mayacamas Mountains guard it from the cooling effects of the Pacific Ocean; to its east stand the Vaca Mountains. In conjunction, these mountain ranges serve to lock in summer daytime heat. But in the evening, cool air from the San Pablo Bay funnels up through the valley, creating very chilly nights. It isn’t uncommon for temperatures to drop 50 degrees, a shift that promotes a balance of sugar ripeness and acidity in wine grapes.
St. Helena contains a plethora of different soil types in a small area, which have been enhanced over centuries by rain runoff from both mountain ranges. Its vineyards cover a variety of terrain, spreading across the bucolic valley floor and its benchlands.
These ideal topographic and climatic growing conditions easily caught the attention of early winemaking pioneers. In fact, St. Helena is the birthplace of Napa Valley’s commercial wine industry. Dr. Crane founded his cellar in 1859, David Fulton in 1860 and Charles Krug in 1861.
Today there are no less than 400 separate vineyards planted within the 12,000 acres that make up the St. Helena appellation.
Revered most for its red wines based on Bordeaux varieties, namely Cabernet Sauvignon, the St. Helena appellation is also a source of superior Syrah, Zinfandel and Sauvignon blanc.