2010 Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the highest point of our estate vineyard is our offering for Premiere Napa Valley 2012. Every year, the top of Block 4 supplies the core wine to our 1886 Cabernet, and this wine is assembled from a barrel selection from that lot. This is a particularly spicy and complex, full-bodied Cabernet with rich, velvety tannins, and a structure and balance befitting the best of our Ehlers Lane terroir.
Barrel aged 2 years in French Oak
bone dry | very sweet | |
light body | very full bodied | |
soft, gentle | very crisp | |
no tannins | heavy tannins | |
Winemaker, Ehlers Estate
I have been the winemaker at Ehlers Estate, responsible for all grape growing and winemaking, since the start of 2009. After internships at Domaine Carneros and Chateau Petrus, I joined the winemaking team at Stags' Leap Winery. In 2003 I was recruited by Tony Soter to serve as his winemaker and director of operations at Etude Wines. Two years later I was asked back to Stags' Leap to take over as head winemaker, where I enjoyed an instrumental role in further building the reputation of that historic property. In 2008, when the opportunity to make wines from the magnificent vineyards at Ehlers Estate was presented to me I leapt and never looked back!
Country born: United States
Education: MS Enology, UC Davis
Internship - Petrus
Internship - Domaine Carneros
Years in the wine industry: 15-20 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
My wines are balanced, structured, complex and faithful expressions of terroir. International style meets California sunshine. Sophisticated wines, big wines, ageworthy, never over-ripe, 100% estate, organic and biodynamic.
No. 56 Leli Road
Da'an District
Taipei City 106
Taiwan
8-862-273-29490
Premiere Napa Valley Wine Collection
Winery | Vintage | Variety | Appellation | Fanciful | Auction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Groth Vineyards & Winery | 2013 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | Sweet Spot | 19 |
Elyse Winery | 2012 | Merlot | Napa Valley | 18 | |
Grgich Hills Estate | 2012 | Chardonnay | Los Carneros | Miljenko’s 90th Vintage | 17 |
Miner Family Winery | 2011 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | 17 | |
Somerston Estate | 2011 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Celestial | 17 |
Ehlers Estate | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | 16 | |
Elyse Winery | 2011 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Mixed Black | 16 |
Miner Family Winery | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 15 |
2024 © Napa Valley Vintners All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement