Corison Winery

Premiere Reserve
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena

2018 Offering
Premiere Napa Valley
Auction 22 | Lot No. 3
Vintage: 2016

Corison Winery

Premiere Reserve

Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena

5 cases produced

Highlights

  • All of our Cabernet Sauvignon lots are on the table for blending only once a year
  • All the vineyards hail from benchland between Rutherford and St. Helena
  • Kronos Vineyard brings a deep, brooding note to the blend and Sunbasket Vineyard contributes bright fruit
  • Adding to the depth of the conversation is the interaction between old and young vines

Description

Our estate vineyards, Kronos and Sunbasket, come out to play with all our Cabernet lots for blending once a year, expressly for this Premiere Reserve offering. We're always looking to walk the fine line between power and elegance in my wines and to have them speak eloquently of time and place. All hail from benchland between Rutherford and St. Helena, a very special corner of the world for Cabernet Sauvignon. Kronos brings a deep, brooding note to the blend, and Sunbasket contributes bright fruit. For Premiere Napa Valley, we added the conversation between old and younger vines. The Corison Cabernet is sourced from newer vineyards, replanted due to phylloxera, whereas Kronos is one of the last old Cabernet vineyards in the Napa Valley, planted more than 40 years ago on St. George rootstock.


Wine Facts

  • Sustainably produced

Cathy Corison

Winemaker, Corison Winery

Winemaker, Cathy Corison

I've made wine in the Napa Valley for 40 years, first for others including Chappellet Vineyard, Staglin Family Vineyard, York Creek and Long Meadow Ranch. Eventually I found that there was a wine inside me that needed to get out and I began to make the Corison Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.

Country born: United States

Education: BA Pomona College, Biology
MS University of California, Davis, Enology

Years in the wine industry: 30+ years

Honors / Awards:
San Francisco Chronicle Winemaker of the Year 2011

Winemaking Philosophy:
Great grapes make great wine. Pick ripe grapes from a terrific, balanced vineyard and let Mother Nature do the rest. My goal is to make Cabernet that is both powerful and elegant, graces the table, enjoys a long, distinguished life and speaks of place.

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Napa  CA  94558
707-226-5893

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Premiere Napa Valley Wine Collection

Winery Vintage Variety Appellation Fanciful Auction
Corison Winery 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Premiere Reserve 22
Stone The Crows 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 22
Ehlers Estate 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Block 4 21
Frank Family Vineyards Napa Green Winery 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Winston Hill Block 5 (Heart Block) 21
von Strasser Winery 2015 Red Wine Diamond Mountain District Sori Bricco 21
Corison Winery 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Premiere Reserve 20
LATERAL 2014 Cabernet Franc Los Carneros 20
Tierra Roja Vineyards 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Katharine's Blend 19
Gallica 2012 Red Wine Oakville 18
Saintsbury 2012 Pinot Noir Los Carneros Brown Ranch 17
Saintsbury 2011 Pinot Noir Los Carneros Brown Ranch 16
Schrader Cellars, LLC 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Double Diamond Never Ever Cuvee 16
Pride Mountain Vineyards 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley The Brother and Sister of (Volcanic) Rock 15
Shafer Vineyards 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District Sunspot Vineyard 14
Antica Napa Valley - Antinori Family Wine Estate 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Townsend Vineyard 13
Ceja Vineyards 2006 Pinot Noir Los Carneros 12
J. Davies Vineyards 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley McEachran Tierra Luna 12
Ceja Vineyards 2005 Pinot Noir Los Carneros 11
Ladera Vineyards 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 9
Cornerstone Cellars 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 7
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