Franco-Swiss Terrace Reserve
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
Seavey is pleased to offer a handcrafted estate wine of superb intensity and richness, blended from our three top barrels of 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep and powerful, this graceful wine exudes the impressive depth, harmony and concentrated flavors for which Seavey is known. The grapes for this wine were sourced from our historic south-facing, terraced blocks, home to our oldest vines. Our hillsides were first planted to grapes over 150 years ago by three industrious French and Swiss-German families who together established the Franco-Swiss Wine Cellars, one of Napa’s largest pre-Prohibition wineries. In 1882, the St. Helena Star reported: “The (Franco-Swiss) vineyards are models of good care and excellent cultivation. They removed great rocks, and find beneath some of the finest vineyard land in the world. The quality of grapes is evidenced by the wines now in the cellar, one of which we have rarely seen equaled.” Brimming with integrated tannins and outstanding color, this is a collector’s wine destined to age gracefully for decades. This wine is a tribute to the pioneering 19th century families that made Seavey possible, and we are honored to continue farming these terraced hillsides and making wine in classic “Old Napa Valley” style.
Winemaker, Seavey Vineyard
Jim has led Seavey's winemaking since 2011 after stints at Robert Mondavi Winery and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars where he became inspired to focus on Bordeaux varietals. Jim combines rich knowledge of winemaking from around the world with deep technical understanding of vineyards and wine, receiving his Master's Degree in Viticulture and Enology from UC Davis.
About Seavey, Jim says: "I delight in the rugged terraces and steep vineyards here, which provide constant opportunities to refine our cultivation methods, And in our small team's relentless pursuit of crafting unmistakable, world-class wines."
Country born: United States
Education: Education: Gonzaga University, UC Davis,
Foreign Study: Malborough, New Zealand
Previous Experience: Robert Mondavi, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
Mentor: Philippe Melka
Years in the wine industry: 15-20 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
We have an intense focus explicitly on our estate vineyards. We take great pride in farming our hillside vineyards and caring for the wines the vineyards provide. Our efforts in the winery are to shepherd the wines' development and showcase the expression of each vintage.
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Premiere Napa Valley Wine Collection
Winery | Vintage | Variety | Appellation | Fanciful | Auction |
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Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery Napa Green Winery | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | Premiere Napa Valley | 23 |
Ovid. Napa Valley | 2016 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | MMXVI | 22 |
Seavey Vineyard Napa Green Winery | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Franco-Swiss Terrace Reserve | 22 |
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