{"product_id":"sbragia-cabernet-sauvignon-monte-rosso-2010","title":"Sbragia Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso 2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cfont face=\"TimesNewRoman\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;\"\u003eVARIETAL: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon + 5% Cab Franc\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tVINEYARD: I’ve loved the Cabernet from Monte Rosso Vineyard for as long as I can remember, and I consider myself lucky that my good friend Mike Martini, whose family bought the ranch in the late 1930’s, continues to share a couple of blocks with me every year. With elevations that range from 900 to 1,200 feet, the aptly named (by Mike’s grandfather) Monte Rosso is a classic mountain vineyard, resting firmly on the southwest side of the Mayacamas mountain range in the Moon Mountain District, Sonoma County AVA. Sitting above the fog line with undulating hillsides, the vineyard’s iron-rich soils are red, rocky and well drained. Vines struggle for nutrients here, and the rich concentrated fruit shows it. This harvest marks the 9th vintage for this wine.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tVINTAGE: Rainfall returned after three dry years, pushed bud break, flowering and fruit-set back by at least two weeks at the front end of the growing season, and due to the cloud cover, there was no frost damage in 2010. The summer brought cooler than normal temperatures, the relatively cool growing season coupled with the unexpected heat spikes in late summer resulted in a late and shortened harvest with lower yields. Cooler than average temperatures retuned again in early September, but gave way to a welcome, warm and consistent Indian Summer that was just the ticket, bringing good flavor and color development across the board. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tWINEMAKING: Cabernet grapes from the Monte Rosso Vineyard need little in the way of winemaking technique. We picked the grapes by hand and gave them the small lot treatment, fermenting them in small tanks which we pumped over several times a day. After pressing, the wine was transferred to new French oak barrels – from the Nevers forest – where it aged for 24 months prior to bottling.  \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tTASTING NOTES: One sip of this wine and you know you’re in mountain territory. Bold Cabernet flavors of black cherry, wild blueberry and blackberry fill the mouth, and there’s a minerality in the background that reflects the mineral red soils of the Monte Rosso site and brings structure to the wine. The oak brings hints of cinnamon spice, vanilla and coffee without overpowering the fruit. With chalky tannins and zesty acidity, this is a gutsy Cabernet that’s built for the long haul. \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tAlcohol: 14.8% \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tTA: 6.34 g\/L \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tpH: 3.74 \u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tCases Produced: 538\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\"The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso Vineyard is a fabulous and highly representative wine from one of California’s great heritage sites. A wine of tremendous promise (despite its considerable appeal today!), the 2010 bursts from the glass with graphite, smoke, licorice, tobacco, incense and dark fruit. The wine seems to gain volume as well as considerable richness with time in the glass. A huge, enveloping finish rounds things out in style. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030. -AG\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e- \u003cspan class=\"style7\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRobert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #206, April 2013)\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e93 pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\"(14.8% alcohol; still in barrel): Good bright ruby. Inviting aromas of crushed dark berries, black cherry, licorice, herbs and graphite. Sweet, deep and rather elegant, with a firm edge to the intense flavors of blueberry, blackberry and cocoa powder. This nicely fleshy, youthfully grapey wine finishes with enticing sweetness, serious ripe tannins and dark berry and licorice flavors accented by a suggestion of iron. Should make an excellent example of Sonoma cabernet. Incidentally, Adam Sbragia describes 2010 as \"a cold vintage with a shorter growing season.\" The wines, he says, are not as intense as the 2009s, a vintage he describes as having \"a lot of personality.- ST\"\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t- \u003cspan class=\"style7\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eStephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (May\/June 2013)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, 91-93 pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e“The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso Vineyard is a knock-out, but it will benefit from a few more years of bottle age. From the red soils of this famous Sonoma vineyard, it exhibits a dense ruby\/purple color along with a sweet bouquet of loamy soil, black currants, black cherries and underbrush. Full-bodied, rich and moderately tannic, it should drink well for 15-20 years. -RP”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"style7\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRobert Parker's Wine Advocate (\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eIssue #210, December 2013\u003c\/span\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e92+ pts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sbragia Family Vineyards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948799881263,"sku":"C0EE354000CSL","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/Sbragia_CSMonteRosso_labelHQ.jpg?v=1771483762","url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/sbragia-cabernet-sauvignon-monte-rosso-2010","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}