2009 Bounty Hunter Rare Wine Frontier Justice Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard

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2009 Bounty Hunter Rare Wine Frontier Justice Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, 750ml

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95The Wine Advocate

Huge black fruit, smoke, incense, violets, tar and a host of exotic aromas and flavors all jump from the glass. Mocha, chocolate and cloves add complexity on the finish.

PRODUCER

Bounty Hunter Rare Wine and Provisions Co. is a wine catalog and retails company in Napa Valley that also produces wines under its own labels, which are: Broken Spur, Gus Rivers, Justice, Pursuit, Road Agent, Ridge Runner, Streamside, Tin Star, Waypoint, Weatherby and Vigilante. The winemaker is Tim Milos, and grapes come from Napa, Sonoma and other areas. The founder and CEO of the company is Mark Steven Pope, a former pharmaceutical executive and entrepreneur.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena, Dr. Crane Vineyard

Dr. Crane Vineyard was originally planted in 1858 by Napa Valley pioneer Dr. George Belden Crane. It was acquired by Beckstoffer Vineyards in 1997. Located in the city of St. Helena, the 25-acre vineyard is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Beckstoffer Vineyards owns and farms more than 3,600 acres of highly prestigious grape growing vineyards in Napa Valley, Mendocino County and the Red Hills of Lake County. A senior executive with Heublein in the 1960s, Andy Beckstoffer is credited with steering Napa Valley vintners towards improving farming and the quality of the grapes used for wine. Grapes from any Beckstoffer vineyards are considered among the finest available in California.