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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 1 note) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by corkscrews on 12/2/2021 & rated 91 points: A nose of dark fruits and spice, dark garnet in color. A medium to full bodied red, with black cherry, blackberry, cherry vanilla coke and spice on long finish. This little known winery always delivers, very good. www.winelx.com (484 views) |
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Yates Family Vineyard is located on the slopes of Mt. Veeder, north and west of the town of Napa. This is the southern most vineyard in the Mt. Veeder Appellation. The property has been within the family since 1950 making it one of the older continuously owned vineyard properties in this part of Napa. A ghost winery is on site which dates from the early 1860's making this one of the first wineries within Napa County. German immigrants first developed the vineyard land in this location. This winery even has a perfectly preserved Roman Press (one of only two that we are aware of still in existence in Napa County - the other being at Nichelini Winery). Their 35 acre vineyard for the past 50+ years has been supplying a number of well-known Napa wineries with fruit for their own wines. As with many vineyard managers and growers they made home wine on the side for friends and family and finally went over to the commercial side in 1999 releasing their first vintage.
As a testament to the vineyards and winemaking, some of their home made Cabernet Sauvignon and Chenin Blanc from the cellar is tasting great more than 30 years later! More about the actual commercial wine in a moment. This part of Mt. Veeder historically was known as the Napa Redwoods, named after a large grove of redwoods similar to Armstrong Grove in Sonoma County. That is the name this winery took for 7 years (Napa Redwoods Estate), but for branding and marketing purposes, Yates Family was chosen as the new name.
It is truly a family run affair. Today the grandson has returned to the vineyards and is the winemaker and his daughters are also heavily involved in the day-to-day operations. He has a degree in Agriculture, but for many years ran a construction company and is a self taught winemaker with a passion for wine. Production as of press time is merely 800-900 cases. The vineyards are in a spectacular location, with most of the blocks very steeply planted. On a clear day, a drive to the ridge top above the vineyards reveals 3-bridges in the distance; the Golden Gate next to San Francisco, as well as The Richmond and Bay Bridges. Mt. Diablo is also seen way in the distance. Their focus is on rich concentrated wines without the huge tannins. All their wine is made at nearby Hendry Winery located just before you start climbing into the hills. 2004 was the last year they used the Napa Redwoods Estate label.
Yates Estate Visit - Tasting https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2011/03/mt-veeder-appellation-trail.htmlCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Mt. Veeder Mt. Veeder (Appellation America) |
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