2016 Envy Estate Cabernet SauvignonVintage : 2016 Country : USA Region : Calistoga 93 Points, Antonio Galoni "The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a blend of fruit from both the estate and Kenefick Ranch, which is just across the road. It's hard to understand the rationale of adding non estate fruit to the top wine from the property. Moreover, Kenefick seems to add an aggressiveness to the tannin profile. The Reserve is an attractive wine, there is no question of that, but I prefer

some floral notes

maple candy and stony minerality

The vineyard is located in rolling hills of the Corralitos area at the Southern end of the Santa Cruz Mountains which are consistently cooled by fog moving in from Monterey Bay and often persisting through the late morning hours

Additional parcels of Chateau Trotanoy were again culled from their vineyards and sold during the early part of the 20th century

juicy fruit and spice and earth

there was no need to rush through harvest

Hints of plum and mulberry are accentuated with fig

of which about 130 (321 acres) are dedicated to vines

The company began its history as a wine merchant

Priest gained title to 638 acres of the Catacula land grant in Soda Valley and he and his descendants managed to hold on to most of the ranch for over a century

Each vineyard block was then aged separately for 22 months

Jayson began seeking out the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards in the world