2013 Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon

Mount Veeder

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“The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mt. Veeder) opens with a blast of dark blue/purplish fruit, spices, menthol and licorice. host of graphite, slate, game, iron and savory notes appears later, adding considerable nuance throughout. The 2013 packs plenty of intensity …”
Antonio Galloni, VINOUS
January 2016

750 ml

Far across the valley, the Pym Rae vineyard sits at the summit of Mount Veeder, rising to 1800 feet and separating Sonoma County from Napa Valley. The vineyard is actually two separate blocks; the upper elevation site called “Pym Rae–Upper” and the lower elevation site employing an equally creative naming scheme. This vineyard has distinctive blue shale, producing Cabernet Sauvignon with remarkable depth and longevity. 2013 was an outstanding year.

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APPELLATION Mount Veeder, Napa Valley
VARIETAL(S) 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot
TA 5.8 g/L
pH 3.7
ALCOHOL: 15%
CASES PRODUCED 997

APPELLATION: MOUNT VEEDER
ELEVATION: 1700'
ACRES: 6.5
VARIETALS: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
Perched at 1,700’ of elevation along Wall Road on the north end of the Mount Veeder AVA, this 6.5-acre vineyard is destined for greatness. After 22 vintages of purchasing fruit on a handshake contract with the late actor Robin Williams from the neighboring Pym Rae vineyard, it was a joy to receive a first harvest from our own immaculate young vineyard in 2016.

We christened the property Amentet Vineyard, after the Egyptian Goddess of the West. With the “rebirth” of our Veeder Cab, Amentet (pronounced “AH-men-TETT”) seems the perfect patroness—the goddess of fertility and rebirth, who was often depicted with a hawk perched upon her head. Given the number of red tails spotted from our new vineyard, this seems particularly providential.

The site was planted and managed by the same man who farmed the neighboring Pym Rae vineyard for Robin for more than two decades, and it is no surprise that the resulting wines are so similar. The sandy, gravel-based soils of shale with a sandstone topsoil produce wines that are black in color with very low PH values and naturally high acids. A perfect combination for longevity. The beauty of this warmer, fog-free northern section of Mount Veeder is that the wines are free of any unwanted vegetal or rustic characteristics that can affect cooler climate sites to the south.

The 2013 is especially dark and brooding, exhibiting the unique Mount Veeder terroir in its rich palette of black fruits and fine-grained tannins. Alluring black raspberry, blueberry and floral tones offset sweet tannins and a weighty, full-bodied opulence.

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Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, December 31, 2015
“… shows that haunting blueberry, raspberry, black raspberry and floral notes that seem characteristic of that AVA. A dense ruby/purple color, beautifully sweet purity, fullbodied opulence with a layered mouthfeel as well as sweet tannin make for an other great 2013 that can be drunk young or cellared for 20-25 years.”

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Antonio Galloni, VINOUS, January 2016
“The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mt. Veeder) opens with a blast of dark blue/purplish fruit, spices, menthol and licorice. host of graphite, slate, game, iron and savory notes appears later, adding considerable nuance throughout. The 2013 packs plenty of intensity …”

2013 Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon

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