Storybook Mountain Antaeus 2010

Other Red Blends from Napa Valley, California

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Storybook Mountain Antaeus 2010 Front Label

Product Details

Varietal

Other Red Blends

Region

Napa Valley, California

Producer

Storybook Mountain Vineyards

Vintage

2010

Size

750ML

Features

Green Wine

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Winemaker Notes

Antaeus, the son of Water and Earth in Greek mythology, is the symbol of strength derived from the soil. So too this wine, deriving strength from the matching of site and grape on every part of our land. The aromatics are primarily Napa Cabernet, with all the richness that connotes; the body has Zinfandel's sensual fruit and fullness, but the finish comes through with the structured, sinewy aspect of the Bordeaux varieties.

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93 Connoisseurs' Guide
This latest incarnation of Antaeus may well be the best yet, and it wins big marks for both its fine claret-like structure and its very deep and expressive fruit. It is redolent of ripe berries and suggestions of cherries and currants off to the side, and it gains an added measure of richness from its very creamy, sweetly spicy oak. It is sizable without being brawny, and its lingering finish is underscored by a firming streak of finely fit tannins. Allow for at least three or four years of cellaring if at all possible, but know that it will work in a pinch with a juicy rib eye right now if you cannot resist its early charms.

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Storybook Mountain Vineyards

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Storybook Mountain Vineyards, California

Storybook Mountain is a winery totally dedicated to Zinfandel and has established a worldwide reputation for consistently high quality. The Zinfandel tradition began at Storybook Mountain in the early 1880s when its red clay-loam hillsides in the Mayacamas Range were first planted to this varietal. Here, the perfect match of estate and grape allows Zinfandel to show its true potential. Storybook Mountain's sought-after estate wines are carefully hand-crafted from choice grapes grown without the use of insecticides or herbicides. They are aged at least 12 months in the best French and American oak barrels, inside century-old caves dug deep into the mineral-rich volcanic rock underlying the hand-tended vineyard. Proprietor Jerry Seps' Zinfandels are famed for elegance and longevity. Raspberries, black cherries and spice are the keynote of these complex, well balanced wines.

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Napa Valley Red Wine

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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.

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