The best vineyards in Napa
Running
one of the best vineyards in Napa is hard work. The winemaker must find the
right variety of grape for the terroir and harvest the grapes at just the right
moment. Each piece of equipment used at a winery that touches the must needs to
be surgically clean and sterile, to prevent the growth of toxic bacteria. And
each tank and barrel needs to be checked once every few days to make sure it’s
the right temperature and hasn’t been infected.
One of the best vineyards in
Napa outside St. Helena
Anderson’s
Conn Valley Vineyards in Napa Valley, near downtown St. Helena, is one of the
best vineyards in the Napa Valley area. Their Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux
blends are regarded as among the best wines in Napa. It holds tastings in its
barrel caves, where current releases and library wines may be sampled and
visitors can learn all about the process of making and storing the wine. Cave
tastings are $65, but one tasting fee can be waived by joining their wine club
or making a $100 purchase.
A
wine you might find at an Anderson’s Conn Valley wine club wine tasting is the
2009 Estate Reserve Cabernet. Coming from an excellent year with a long hang
time for the grapes, the ’09 Estate Reserve is a dense purple wine with a
reddish-purple edge. Its aroma is of red and black cassis, violets and loamy
earth. It has a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel and the flavor of dark berries
and red fruits with earth and leather notes. Join their wine club today and try
a more recent Estate Reserve.
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