2012 | Montagna | Cabernet Sauvigno La Presa

A very dark ruby red, nearly opaque with hints of violet, offers high tone barrel spices of espresso bean, toasted hazelnuts, and rum cake followed by baked currant and blackberry-cherry compote. There are floral tones of lavender and wild sage blossom. The palate is lean, yet focused on the middle to back palate offering tension and a vibrancy of fruit from candied blackberries, cherry, and baked/caramelized figs. The finish is layered with cocoa-vanilla bean maple syrup.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The most impressive of all is the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon La Presa. (Not coincidentally, this is the most expensive as well.) With a dense purple color and notes of blackberry, blackcurrant, licorice, and loamy soil undertones, it is deep, full-bodied, moderately tannic, and impressively pure and well-balanced.

Producer Information

Montagna Napa Valley is a beautiful estate with wine caves that has been slowly developed over the past decade. Proprietor Bob Long and his family have been associated with Pritchard Hill since the 1960’s; this is among the best terroir in Napa to not have a sub appellation designation. Bob’s parents first fell in love with Napa in the 1950’s and their family visited the valley fairly often. Bob remembers his first trip to Napa in 1955, driving up from their family home in Palo Alto and arriving at Charles Krug and being impressed with the huge casks as well as the invigorating smells inside the winery.His uncle was well traveled and had visited France a number of times. He introduced the family to French wines and their trips to Napa become more frequent until Bob’s father decided to purchase hillside land. Pritchard Hill in the 50’s and 60’s was little developed; it was used almost exclusively for ranching and cattle grazing and the “main” road in the area was a dirt. Bob’s parents met local wine making families including the Martini’s and the Long family ultimately purchased nearly 1000 acres in this now exclusive winery neighborhood. Top wineries have estates here including Brand, Bryant Family, Chappellet, Colgin, Continuum, and Ovid, among others.

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