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Produced in California's renowned Napa Valley is one of the rarest wine brands in the world. For 14 years the region’s top winemakers have offered ultra-boutique wines to the trade, crafted in as few as five cases and never more than 20 cases, as individual bottlings for the brand known as Premiere Napa Valley. These wines, created each only once, by 200 different wineries are offered as futures at auction only to the wine trade—individual restaurateurs and wine retailers—so they have the most unique, and some of the very best wines made from America’s leading appellation. Essentially think of Premiere Napa Valley as a brand consisting of 200 "single vineyard," small case production offerings.

Each wine from each producer is one-of-a-kind, and will not be found in the market except by the wine seller who secures the unique wine via an annual trade auction held each winter. Though reminiscent of how Hospice de Beaune wines are produced, the process is uniquely American. The winemakers take a gloves-off approach, often using varieties they may not bottle as a stand-alone, or perhaps a noted white-wine-only house producing a red wine. These wines are innovative and showcase the region's sense of explorations in fine winemaking.

2009 LOT 77 Premier Napa, J P Harbison Pris: 1.500,00 DKK
 Hjemkommer til foråret 2012

The 2009 JP Harbison Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is from our first full harvest (11 tons) from our vineyard nestled in the heart of Oakville’s Vaca Ridges and red rocky soils. This special lot for Premiere Napa Valley will be blended from a single block only. The 100% Cabernet Sauvignon showcases Oakville’s telltale complexity of flavor. Up front, the aromatics are classic blackberry and ripe cherry, but as the wine opens up, it reveals scents of rich tobacco and freshly cut cedar. On the palate, the wine has the verve that comes from being grown in a location that consists of nothing but rocks and the occasional handful of soil. It starts with a beam of fruit that makes it a perfect pairing for roasted meats as it will never be ponderous. The acidity is balanced out by firm but seductive tannins that provide the wine with richness and depth.
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