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1857 Napa Valley Red Wine 2018

98 points, Wine Advocate

Buena Vista Winery, founded in 1857, has a rich and unrivaled heritage as the first premium and certainly the most colorful of all of the wineries in California. Its founder, Agoston Haraszthy, the self-proclaimed Count of Buena Vista, was a vivacious and eccentric pioneer with a veritable love and unending commitment to California wine. Nearly 164 years later, and after facing many challenges, Buena Vista Winery has not only endured but, is thriving. 1857 Red Wine honors this storied history and is a reflection of the quality, dedication and revitalization of the winery since joining Boisset Collection in 2011.

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This 2018 1857 Red Wine opens with a beautiful nose of crème de cassis, anise and floral notes. Layered flavors of cherry, plum and blackberry are accented by notes of cocoa and toasted oak. This is a full-bodied and elegant wine with fine-grained tannins and a dense mouthfeel. There is a touch of cardamom on the long and lingering finish.



Winemaker, Brian Maloney, carefully selected vineyards within Napa Valley that share in the same history and pedigree as Buena Vista Winery to craft this 2018 Red Wine. The Cabernet Sauvignon is from the Morris Vineyard on Diamond Mountain, the Petit Verdot was harvested from the Larkmead Vineyard in Calistoga and the Cabernet Franc is from the Casa Nuestra Vineyard in St. Helena. All three vineyards are among the very best terroirs of Napa Valley creating rich and dense wines. The grapes were hand-picked in the early morning hours and underwent extended maceration before aging in 45% new French oak for 18 months. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.



98 points, Wine Advocate

This is the first vintage of this new label by Buena Vista, commemorating the year it was founded. The 2018 Red Wine 1857 is a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc. The Cabernet Sauvignon is from the Morris vineyard on Diamond Mountain, the Petit Verdot was harvested from the Larkmead vineyard in Calistoga, and the Cabernet Franc is from the Casa Nuestra vineyard in St. Helena. It was aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 45% new. Very deep purple-black colored, it slowly unfurls to reveal fantastically fragrant notes of candied violets, star anise, clove oil and chocolate mints, over a core of crème de cassis, Black Forest cake and blueberry pie with hints of pencil shavings and fallen leaves. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with rich, seductive black and blue fruit layers, framed by oh-so-plush tannins and a seamless line of freshness, finishing very long and perfumed. Only 50 cases were made.





APPELLATION


Napa Valley


VARIETAL


Red Wine


PH


4.04


ALCOHOL


14.5%


ACIDITY


6.4 g/L


AGING


18 months in 45% new French oak




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