Vineyard 29
29 Estate, Block 3
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena
Auction 27 | Lot No. 139
Vintage: 2021
Vineyard 29
29 Estate, Block 3
Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena
5 cases produced
Highlights
- President/CEO/Winemaker Keith Emerson selected this barrel as his favorite of the vintage
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Grace Family Clone on 5C rootstock
- Aging 20 months in a brand new, thin-stave, tight-grain, medium-plus toasted barrel from Taransaud
- This wine is a pure expression of what this property at 2929 Highway 29 can produce
Description
Your wine was crafted from the favorite barrel of the vintage of Keith Emerson—Vineyard 29’s president, CEO and winemaker. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon was cultivated from the Grace Family Clone on 5C rootstock and is aging 20 months in a brand new, thin-stave, tight-grain, medium-plus toasted barrel from Taransaud. This Premiere Napa Valley lot is a pure expression of what this property at 2929 Highway 29 can produce.
Wine Facts
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Keith Emerson
Winemaker, Vineyard 29
I have been making wine since 1998 beginning at Cakebread Cellars and after that, became enologist at Sonoma's historical Gundlach Bundschu Winery. In 2004 a sabbatical took me to Martinborough, New Zeland to work the harvest for Palliser Estate Wines. Since 2005, I have been Director of Winemaking (and now President & CEO) for Vineyard 29 overseeing the winery's portfolio as well as that of the ultra-premium custom crush clientele. In addition to my own brands, Emerson Brown, atLarge and Sonria, I also make wine for Robert Craig Winery, Vinoce, Knighton Family, Labry, Sang-Froid, Vineyard 36, Martin Ray and Gundlach Bundschu.
Country born: United States
Education: Enology and Viticulture degree, 1999, University of California, Davis.
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Honors / Awards:
2013 Vineyard 29 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 100 pts, Wine Advocate
Winemaking Philosophy:
Try to capture the best of what each vineyard site has to offer. Work harder than the next guy.
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