Sequoia Grove Napa Valley Cambium 2012
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This complex wine pairs well with delicately prepared dishes with nuances of flavor, such as Pepper Crusted Tenderloin with Mushroom Cream and Roast Asparagus.
Blend: 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
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The producer's flagship wine, this vintage blends Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Dry tannins provide a leathery texture atop piquant sensibilities of cedar, pencil and chocolate-specked blackberry jam. Structured and full bodied, it'll benefit from further cellaring. Drink now through 2022.
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Seductive and elegant, with touches of creamy, smoky, dill-scented oak lending an added dimension to the currant and blackberry notes. Shows a measure of finesse and refinement, revealing subtle nuances on the aftertaste. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
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Sequoia Grove, founded in 1979, is a family-owned winery located on Route 29 in the heart of Rutherford, Napa Valley’s most prestigious Cabernet Sauvignon appellation. Throughout its storied history, Sequoia Grove has been recognized for its commitment to crafting award-winning wines that emphasize finesse and balance from its estate vineyards in Rutherford, Yountville, and Mt Veeder as well as through decades-long relationships with top Napa Valley growers. Sequoia Grove wines are appreciated for their elegance and highly concentrated fruit; they are crafted to express the unique Napa Valley terroir and are the ideal food-pairing Napa Cabernets for these qualities. Sequoia Grove is also committed to the ongoing excellence of Napa Valley and Northern California winemaking, achieving the rigorous Napa Green Vineyards and Winery certifications, and partnering with Save the Redwoods League to preserve and protect vital habitat for its namesake Sequoia trees.
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.