2011 Affinity Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley

LIBRARY WINE

90pts - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
92pts - Antonio Galloni, Vinous
(94 Bottles Available)

750 ml

Due to the limited availability of this item, the maximum order quantity is 3.

Affinity (A FIN’ I TE) N.
1. The perfect unity of components sharing a special origin.

7-YEAR LIBRARY RE-RELEASE NOTES
Our production in the end for this vintage of Affinity was down 30% in order to maintain quality. Many of you may remember "Mount George Cuvée" or "Bob's Cuvée Sauvage" from that year, or have even had a glass of "Robert Keg" at One Market restaurant in San Francisco. Oh, the financial pain! What we put into the 2011 Affinity was caviar at the press. The wine is young and vibrant with a nose reminiscent of Margaux. Espresso bean, spice, mineral and pure cassis flow through the wine. A complete bargain.

Hatched from the cabernet-infused mind of Bob Craig in 1993, this Bordeaux-inspired wine is a blend of the Left Bank Five (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec) with Cabernet Sauvignon commanding the lead on the dance floor. The Cabernet Sauvignon from this hillside property is unusually racy, and mineral laden, even for a boulder strewn, Napa Valley vineyard. The addition of the other four Bordeaux varieties is necessary for the depth, dimension and layers that are present in the wine each vintage; Petit Verdot for color, Malbec for weight, Cabernet Franc for structure and Merlot for luxurious mouthfeel. The fruit is hand picked and hand sorted, then kept in separate lots during fermentation and barrel aging. The resulting cabernet has an affinity for braised meats, grilled fish, hearty pastas, good books, fireplaces and summer evenings on the patio.

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The core of our Affinity Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from our estate vineyard in the foothills of Mount George on the southern end of Napa Valley’s Vaca mountain range. The yields almost always fail to reach three tons per acre (that’s very low for you non-farmers!) and the soils are unusually rocky and sparse. The vines are in their third decade of existence, and that makes for great concentration and a sense of origin in the resulting wine. Affinity Cabernet displays a charm in its youth each vintage due to the harmony brought forth in blending, but the structure offered by the volcanic soils means that this wine will reward patience in the cellar.

SEEK OUT ... if you love wines with power and finesse whether Piedmont, Bordeaux or Napa Valley. You have enjoyed Jeremy Irons’ nuanced performances over the years.

AVOID ... if you just asked “Who is Jeremy Irons?” or you often find that Australian Shiraz just isn’t ripe enough.

2011 Affinity Cabernet Sauvignon

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2011 Affinity Cabernet Sauvignon

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