Winemaker Notes
Blend: 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Four Bordeaux varieties have been blended into a smooth and stunning wine whose finesse and subtlety is truly notable. It’s lush, complex, and long, with sweet oak and a velvety texture.
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James Suckling
Complex and subtle red with blackberry and blueberry character. Hints of cassis bush. Medium body, firm and silky tannins and a long and flavorful finish. A blend of 31 per cent cabernet sauvignon, 31 per cent cabernet franc, 30 per cent merlot and eight per cent petit verdot. Drink in 2020.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2016 Gamble Family Vineyard Paramount Red Wine drinks pleasingly well. TASTING NOTES: This wine finds the right spot on the palate, with its suppleness and bright red and black fruit flavors. Pair it with slivered roast chicken and shredded red leaf. (Tasted: February 20, 2020, Napa, CA)
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.