The Wolf Origin Reprise
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
Your unique Cabernet Sauvignon brings together the strengths of two estates from opposite ends of the Napa Valley. Both are focused on single vineyard wines, mining the depths of site specificity. Both are grown in volcanic soils and are vinified by the winemaking team of Bill and Dawnine Dyer. And, in 2018, when tasting through the lots, the vintage merited the blend of both. The result is arresting. From Meteor in Coombsville comes the full-throated blackberry, chocolate, cinnamon and spice. Upvalley, the Dyers’ Diamond Mountain District fruit injects blueberry, anise and exotic warm red chilis into the mix. Together they dovetail into a fascinating Cabernet that is bright, complex and supple, with firm, ample and grippy young tannins, unlike no other.
Winemaker, Meteor Vineyard
My first winery job in Napa Valley was with Robert Mondavi Winery in the harvest of 1974. I spent 25 years as winemaker for Domaine Chandon, opening the winery in 1977 with the first French Champagne house to own property in the Napa Valley. I first made Cabernet with my husband Bill in 1996 from their Diamond Mountain Vineyard and took to it like water. I love discovering great vineyards and came to Meteor in 2005.
Country born: United States
Education: BS in Biology from UC Santa Cruz. My mentors/winemaking heros include Zelma Long & Edmond Maudiere
Years in the wine industry: 30+ years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Focus on the vineyard, exercise restraint in the winery. I’m looking for purity, elegance and sense of place in wines.
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Dyer Vineyard & Meteor Vineyard Contact: Eric Smith
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