Spring Mountain Vineyard
2014 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Fogline"
Spring Mountain District AVA
Auction 20 | Lot No. 94
Vintage: 2014
Spring Mountain Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
Spring Mountain District
5 cases produced
Highlights
- Classic red wine varieties artfully blended with fruit from 19th-century Chevalier and La Perla vineyards
- Sourced from high-elevation fogline blocks where optimal climate ensures slow, consistent ripening
- Refined, structured wine with concentrated blue/ black fruit shaped by silky tannins
- A wine to enjoy upon release or to cellar for potentially 20 years
Description
This rare expression of Napa Valley winemaking is one of only 60 bottles that will ever be made. Think of it as a bit of Napa Valley history in your cellar and celebrated in a glass with friends and family.
Your Premiere Napa Valley wine is an artful Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend of classic red wine varieties from Spring Mountain’s 19th-century Chevalier and La Perla mountain vineyards. The grapes are sourced from high-elevation fogline blocks at an elevation of 1,400 feet, where optimal climate ensures slow, consistent ripening, resulting in a refined, structured wine with concentrated blue/black fruit shaped by silky tannins. Enjoyed now or cellar for twenty years.
Wine Facts
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
- Organically produced (also commonly called "organically grown")
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Susan Doyle
Winemaker, Spring Mountain Vineyard
Susan was born in the Australian island state of Tasmania. Her early years were spent on a cattle and apple farm where she developed a lifelong love of the land. She began her winemaking career in Australia at such properties as Pipers Brook and Morrilla Estate in Tasmania, and Yarra Ridge Winery in Victoria, after post graduate study in enology & viticulture in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Her fascination with California winemaking blossomed after she worked a harvest in Sonoma's Russian River Valley. She took the helm at MacMurray Ranch in 2003 with responsibility for winemaking and vineyards. Susan comes to SMV from Diageo Chateau & Estates Wines where she was Director of Winemaking and Innovation for all domestic and international brands.
Country born: Australia
Education: Undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and post graduate study in enology & viticulture in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Susan sees winemaking as both science and art.
"The science is to know what you are doing. The art is to know when to allow terroir to speak."
Susan Doyle
Winemaker, Spring Mountain Vineyard
Susan was born in the Australian island state of Tasmania. Her early years were spent on a cattle and apple farm where she developed a lifelong love of the land. She began her winemaking career in Australia at such properties as Pipers Brook and Morrilla Estate in Tasmania, and Yarra Ridge Winery in Victoria, after post graduate study in enology & viticulture in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Her fascination with California winemaking blossomed after she worked a harvest in Sonoma's Russian River Valley. She took the helm at MacMurray Ranch in 2003 with responsibility for winemaking and vineyards. Susan comes to SMV from Diageo Chateau & Estates Wines where she was Director of Winemaking and Innovation for all domestic and international brands.
Country born: Australia
Education: Undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and post graduate study in enology & viticulture in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Susan sees winemaking as both science and art.
"The science is to know what you are doing. The art is to know when to allow terroir to speak."
Cask & Corks Distributing
2904 West Russell
Sioux Falls SD 57107
605-335-8520
Other Premiere Napa Valley Wines available from Cask & Corks Distributing:
| Winery | Vintage | Variety | Appellation | Fanciful | Auction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghostblock and Markham Vineyards | 2015 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | 21 (2017) | |
| Krupp Brothers | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | The Brothers' Choice | 21 (2017) |
| Miner Family Winery | 2015 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 21 (2017) | |
| Baldacci Family Vineyards | 2015 | Gewürztraminer | Los Carneros | Frederich-- First Born | 20 (2016) |
| Ca' Momi | 2014 | Pinot Noir | Los Carneros | 20 (2016) | |
| Croze | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | 20 (2016) | |
| Jarvis | 2014 | Petit Verdot | Napa Valley | PVNV | 20 (2016) |
| Quixote Winery | 2014 | Petite Sirah | Stags Leap District | 20 (2016) | |
| Spring Mountain Vineyard | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Spring Mountain District | Fogline | 20 (2016) |
| Croze | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | 19 (2015) | |
| Spring Mountain Vineyard | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Spring Mountain District | Old Vine | 19 (2015) |
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)