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2016 Calluna Vineyards The Colonel's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

95+ Jeb Dunnuck

...mineral-laced bouquet of black and blue fruits, graphite, lead pencil, and smoke tobacco, it's medium to full-bodied, incredibly concentrated, structured, and tannic on the palate.

94John Gilman

The bouquet offers up a youthful and nicely sappy nose of red and black cherries, a touch of eucalyptus, Cuban cigar... On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and quite elegant in profile, with a superb core of fruit, fine-grained tannins, good acids and lovely focus and grip on the very long, well-balanced and very promising finish.

91Wine Spectator

Solid, with a fresh violet note around the core of vibrant cassis and plum flavors...minerally edge pierces the finish, which is relatively unencumbered by toast, letting the fruit play out.

90The Wine Advocate

...scented of menthol, bitter chocolate, tilled earth, red and black cherries, cedar and graphite. Medium to full-bodied, it has a firm frame of chewy tannins and good freshness to lift the finish.

REGION

United States, California, Sonoma County, Chalk Hill

Sonoma County is not an AVA, but it is a commonly used informal designation for wines made outside of more specific AVAs within Sonoma, which is a large wine producing region just west of Napa Valley. Though Sonoma is often overshadowed by its glamorous neighbor Napa Valley, it has a long history of wine production. The area specialized in jug wine until the mid-20th century, when Sonoma producers took a cue from Napa and started improving quality. Unlike Napa, where Cabernet Sauvignon is king, Sonoma specialized in Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel, though excellent Cabs are produced too. There are at present 16 AVAs within Sonoma County, and, like much of the West Coast of the United States, new AVAs are created in Sonoma County with regularity. Some Sonoma appellations, such as the Russian River Valley, are renowned for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.

VINTAGE

2016 Calluna Vineyards The Colonel's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon