JAMN Black & Blue Blend
2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
The Buoncristiani Brothers proudly offer this special blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Malbec from mountain blocks along Napa’s eastern ridge. The name is derived from the black-and-blue toned blend components and from the four Buoncristiani Brothers’ first initials, Jay-Aaron-Matt-Nate, who handcrafted this JAMN Cabernet- and Malbec-based blend. The hillside Cabernet offers concentrated black cherry, cassis, and blackberry, while the Malbec delivers blueberry and boysenberry notes to the aroma and flavor profile. This mixed wild-berry jazziness is complemented by caramelized new French oak, supple and seductive texture, mid-palate broadness, and a harmoniously lengthy finish. The JAMN Black & Blue Blend will surely strike a chord with its yum-factor volume. Saluté!
20 months in 85% new french oak barrels followed by 10 months in bottle.
bone dry |
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very sweet |
light body |
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very full bodied |
soft, gentle |
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very crisp |
no tannins |
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heavy tannins |
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Winemaker, Buoncristiani Family Winery
Jay attended Santa Clara University in California and received a Bachelor of Science degree in the combined disciplines of Chemistry, Biology and Physics. After graduation in 1996, he returned home to the Napa Valley where intense home winemaking coupled with Enology at The Hess Collection Winery fueled a passion for the art and science of wine.
By 1999, at the young age of 24, Jay started the Buoncristiani Family Winery and vineyard management company with his three brothers while remaining hands-on in the lab, cellar and vineyards at The Hess Collection. From his position as enologist, at age 26, Jay was promoted to winemaker for The Hess Collection Winery, where he remained until the spring of 2005.
From 2005 until present, Jay’s winemaking skills have been directed toward his role as winemaker/owner at Buoncristiani Family Winery and Osso Anna Cellars as well as hands-on consulting winemaker for various labels in the Napa Valley.
Country born: United States
Education: Santa Clara University in California - combined disciplines of Chemistry, Biology, and Physics
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Honors / Awards:
Jay’s wines have earned high regards from the wine industry’s foremost critics, garnering a multitude of wine scores in the 90s and great achievements such as being named “Rising Star of Napa Cabernet” by the Wine Spectator, #25 in the Top 100 wines of the world from Wine Enthusiast, #1 Cabernet Sauvignon from Wine Spectator’s Ten Year Retrospective and a 98-100-point rated wine from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, where Jay’s wine was described as a “legendary effort.”
Winemaking Philosophy:
Jay focuses on obtaining the best fruit possible for each wine program through careful vineyard block selection and precise viticultural practices. He utilizes controlled stress in the vineyard to produce low-yielding, concentrated and balanced fruit full of flavor and varietal expression. Once grapes reach full maturity, his goal is to harness this inherent potential from the vineyard to the bottle through meticulous tracking and blending of each promising component in order to create optimum complexity while retaining balance, varietal character and superior quality.
Q: Premiere Napa Valley wines are innovative and allow each winery to showcase the region's sense of exploration in fine winemaking. What kind of exploration did your Premiere Napa Valley wine allow you to do?
A: lot of hiking with killer views and inspiring flavors in various hillside vineyard blocks. And I knew the wines from this set of vineyard blocks would excite me too if I was on the other side of the barrel.
162 South Rancho Santa Fe Road
Suite A-10
Encinitas CA 92024
760-479-2500
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Accendo Cellars | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 21 | |
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Freedom Estate Wine | 2014 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 20 | |
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Davis Estates | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Phase V | 19 |
Krupp Brothers | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Doctor's Orders | 19 |
Memento Mori | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | RTL | 19 |
Pahlmeyer | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 19 | |
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Bennett Lane | 2012 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | 18 | |
Croze | 2012 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | 18 | |
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Spoto Wines | 2012 | Malbec | Oakville | 18 | |
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Arkenstone Vineyards | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Howell Mountain | Block 1 Lower | 17 |
Bennett Lane | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Calistoga | 17 | |
Blackbird Vineyards | 2011 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | 17 | |
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Cliff Lede Vineyards | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | Wild Layla | 17 |
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Buoncristiani Family Winery | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | JAMN Black & Blue Blend | 15 |
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