NAPA VALLEY CABERNET 2008
LONG MEADOW RANCH
A superb Napa Cabernet from Long Meadow Ranch. Sourced from vineyards surrounding the foothills of Mayacamas. The wine is rich in dense fruit with silky smooth tannins. It was recently awarded 96 Points from Decanter Magazine.
- Deep nose of forest fruits, cedar wood and cocoa.
- Intense, rich palate full of black fruits and spice.
- Grown around the foothills of Mayacamas.
- Drink now, or cellar for the next 15 years.
- Match with stuffed peppers, slow roasted beef or rich Italian ragu.
Meet the maker
Long Meadow Ranch
While vineyards were found at Long Meadow Ranch as far back as the late 1800s, they fell into disuse during prohibition and it wasn't until purchase of the estate by the Hall family in 1989 that the overgrown and ...
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“Plenty of classic Cabernet markers here, with menthol, truffle, black olive and cocoa, toasted cedar and still firm tannins. A great wine, still young at 15 years old with a clear long life ahead. A warm vintage that saw heat spikes through the summer and a small crop with great concentration. From an estate that comprises vineyards as well as apple and olive orchards, covering 650 acres in the foothills of the Macayamas. It was first founded by civil war veteran EJ Church, so is truly part of the earliest history of Napa Valley – it had fallen into disrepair after Prohibition until the Halls bought in in 1989 and brought it back to life.”
More details
- Product code
- 13LMC08H
- Wine type
- Red
- Bottle size
- 37.5cl
- Origin
- U.S.A. > California > Napa Valley
- Producer
- Long Meadow Ranch
- Vintage
- 2008
- Grape varieties
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Production
- conventional
- Other sizes
- 75cl