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The July 2020 Auction: Part 4
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"The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon comes from their home vineyard near such prestigious sites as Colginās Tychson Hill, the Grace Family Vineyard and Vineyard 29. Produced from a hillside vineyard with volcanic ash soils, and aged completely in Darnajou barrels, it exhibits terrific fruit (supple blackberry and black currant) for a 2011 as well as hints of licorice, subtle smoke and lead pencil shavings. Surprisingly rich, intense and opulent . . . . The Morlet brothers, Nick, who works at Peter Michael Winery and Luc, who has his own family estate and also works as a consultant, are two of the hot commodities in northern California, both producing world class wines. From fruit purchased from some of the finest Napa Valley vineyards, the Morlet Family Vineyards is making some of the most exciting wines of the region. The Cabernet Sauvignon cuvees range in production from 200 to 1,200 cases, and their newest project, a mindboggling 2012 Cabernet Franc Force de la Nature is likely to be a game changer once itās released. The 2012s appear to be spectacular efforts. Kudos to Morlet Family Vineyards."
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"The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon comes from their home vineyard near such prestigious sites as Colginās Tychson Hill, the Grace Family Vineyard and Vineyard 29. Produced from a hillside vineyard with volcanic ash soils, and aged completely in Darnajou barrels, it exhibits terrific fruit (supple blackberry and black currant) for a 2011 as well as hints of licorice, subtle smoke and lead pencil shavings. Surprisingly rich, intense and opulent . . . . The Morlet brothers, Nick, who works at Peter Michael Winery and Luc, who has his own family estate and also works as a consultant, are two of the hot commodities in northern California, both producing world class wines. From fruit purchased from some of the finest Napa Valley vineyards, the Morlet Family Vineyards is making some of the most exciting wines of the region. The Cabernet Sauvignon cuvees range in production from 200 to 1,200 cases, and their newest project, a mindboggling 2012 Cabernet Franc Force de la Nature is likely to be a game changer once itās released. The 2012s appear to be spectacular efforts. Kudos to Morlet Family Vineyards."
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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.
California's most prestigious wine region, celebrated worldwide for opulent, structured Cabernet Sauvignon. Diverse soils and mountain-to-valley-floor sites yield wines of remarkable ripeness, power and longevity.
St. Helena is a warm valley-floor sub-AVA in Napa Valley, California, producing rich, ripe and generously fruited Cabernet Sauvignon of supple tannins, plush texture and classic Napa structure.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.