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Estimate: $150
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95WSM
"Old Firs is one of the two original vineyard blocks that Ross Cobbās parentsāDavid and Dianeāplanted in 1989. The soil here is rich, deep clay loam, which allows the vines to be dry farmed. Still, itās a cool site, and yields are quite low. This 2012 is closed at first, but with air it becomes translucent, then transparent: refreshing scents of juniper and rosemary, red fruit mingled with earth, the appetizing zestiness of blood oranges. The overall impression is one of cool instensity, the wineās flavors tied as if by invisible strings to precise, stony tannins. The structure is analogous to the coiled reserve of a young grand cru Burgundy, yet supremely coastalāa brilliant wine that couldnāt come from anywhere else. ([Only] 300 cases)"
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"Old Firs is one of the two original vineyard blocks that Ross Cobbās parentsāDavid and Dianeāplanted in 1989. The soil here is rich, deep clay loam, which allows the vines to be dry farmed. Still, itās a cool site, and yields are quite low. This 2012 is closed at first, but with air it becomes translucent, then transparent: refreshing scents of juniper and rosemary, red fruit mingled with earth, the appetizing zestiness of blood oranges. The overall impression is one of cool instensity, the wineās flavors tied as if by invisible strings to precise, stony tannins. The structure is analogous to the coiled reserve of a young grand cru Burgundy, yet supremely coastalāa brilliant wine that couldnāt come from anywhere else. ([Only] 300 cases)"
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.