Spring Mountain Vineyard
2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Vertical Gobelet Vines"
Spring Mountain District AVA
Auction 14 | Lot No. 54
Vintage: 2008
Spring Mountain Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spring Mountain District
5 cases produced
Description
Vertical Gobelet is an ancient form of vine training commonly used in France's Côte Rôtie. It is uncommon in the US, with the exception of 90 hillside acres at Spring Mountain Vineyard. Vertical Gobelet vines have an eye-catching shape. As you might guess, with canes tied up to individual stakes, they resemble wine goblets! In 1995, on the advice of French viticulturist Pierre Galet, SMV pioneered the unusual method, finding it well suited to its shallow, rocky soils where vines yield just over one ton of fruit per acre. For this reason, Gobelet vines are planted densely—meter by meter—each ripening just a few clusters of fruit.
In a perfect case of "less is more," this PNV lot of Cabernet Sauvignon has intense varietal character, deep color and concentrated flavor.
Wine Facts
- pH: 3.58000
- Wine is unfiltered
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Tasting Chart
| bone dry |
|
very sweet |
| light body |
|
very full bodied |
| soft, gentle |
|
very crisp |
| no tannins |
|
heavy tannins |
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No winemaker information available.
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Winery Distribution
Spring Mountain Vineyard is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Domestic:
- Alabama (International Wines)
- Arizona (Breakthru Beverage)
- Arkansas (Glazer's of Arkansas)
- California (Elite Brands)
- California (Young's Market Company)
- Colorado (Grand Vin)
- Connecticut (Brescome Barton)
- Florida (RNDC - Florida)
- Georgia (NDC - Georgia)
- Hawaii (Better Brands)
- Idaho (Idaho Distributing)
- Idaho (S & C Imports)
- Illinois (Louis Glunz Wines)
- Illinois (Romano Beverage)
- Indiana (National Wine & Spirits)
- Iowa (Johnson Brothers of Iowa)
- Kansas (Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits)
- Kentucky (RNDC - Kentucky)
- Louisiana (RNDC - Louisiana)
- Maryland (RNDC - Maryland)
- Massachusetts (Horizon Beverage)
- Massachusetts (MS Walker)
- Michigan (Great Lakes Wine & Spirits)
- Mississippi (RNDC - Mississippi)
- Montana (Cardinal Distributing)
- Montana (Intermountain Distributing)
- Nebraska (Platinum Wine Distributing)
- Nevada (Southern Wine & Spirits)
- New Hampshire (Martignetti)
- New Hampshire (MS Walker)
- New Jersey (MS Walker)
- New Jersey (Winebow Inc.)
- New Mexico (Fiasco Fine Wine)
- New York (MS Walker)
- New York (Winebow Inc.)
- North Carolina (17th Street Distributing)
- North Carolina (Windham Distributing)
- Ohio (Glazer's of Ohio)
- Oklahoma (Southern Glazers Wine and Spirits)
- Pennsylvania (Winebow Inc.)
- Rhode Island (Horizon Beverage)
- Rhode Island (MS Walker)
- South Carolina (RNDC - South Carolina)
- Tennessee (Knoxville Beverage)
- Tennessee (Lipman Bros. Inc.)
- Tennessee (Star Distributors)
- Texas (RNDC - Texas)
- Utah (Wild West Wines)
- Virginia (RNDC - Virginia)
- Virginia (Select Distributing)
- Washington (Odom Corporation)
- Washington (Stein Distributing, Inc)
- Washington (Young's Market Company)
- Wisconsin (Badger Liquor Company)
- Wyoming (Wild West Wines)
International:
- Canada (Galileo Wine and Spirits)
- Canada (Vintage Corks)
- Canada (Wharton Fine Wines)
- China (Rutherford Bench Limited)
- China (AWA Trading CO., LTD)
- Mexico (Premier Wine Group, LLC)
- Philippines (Premium Wine Exchange)
- Puerto Rico (V. Suarez & Co. Inc)