2012 | Brand Napa Valley | Proprietary Blend

A dark, voluptuous beauty, the 2012 Proprietary Blend is superb. Sweet, floral and highly expressive, the 2012 impresses for its aromatic lift, precision and class.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2012 Proprietary Red (which I did not taste last year) is stunning stuff. Production is under 100 cases, and the blend is 40% Cabernet Franc and 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, another brilliant example of just what Cabernet Franc is doing so dramatically to blends. Complex aromatics of roasted coffee, forest floor, spring flowers and red and black fruits are followed by a spicy, meaty rich and very elegant yet dense wine that should drink beautifully for another 12-15 years.

• Wine Spectator: Deliciously rich and layered, with seductive mocha- and espresso-laced oak wrapped around a dense core of currant, blackberry, licorice and vanilla flavors, providing torque and finesse. The flavors gain depth and nuance. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.

Producer Information

From its stunning 110-acre property on Pritchard Hill overlooking Oakville, Brand Napa Valley has cultivated three distinct estate vineyards ranging from 1200-1400 feet in elevation. A total of 12 planted acres are organically farmed and thoughtfully cultivated. There are a total of 17 individual vineyard blocks curated to 13 different rootstock and clonal combinations of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The low yielding vines are farmed to express the power and beauty of this distinctive hillside property. In 2019, the estate was acquired by long-time Napa Valley grape growers and former Apple executives Jim Bean and Christine O’Sullivan. In 2020, biodynamic practices were initiated because BRAND believes what is below the ground should be as full of life as what grows above.

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