Tempranillo-Cabernet Sauvignon
2017 Red Wine
Napa Valley
Our winemaker Ana Diogo-Draper selected her favorite individual barrels to craft this exceptional Premiere Napa Valley wine. A one-of-a-kind blend of Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon that expresses the soul of our first-generation Spanish-American winery. Intense, polished and fleshy dark fruit aromas and flavors of mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon blend seamlessly with the velvety, earthy, red berry character of Tempranillo. Aged 16 months in French oak and a minimum of two years in bottle, this is a wine crafted to showcase the very best of Napa Valley as only Artesa could do.
Winemaker, Artesa Vineyards & Winery
Born and raised in Portugal, Ana moved to California in 2005 to join the team at Rutherford Hill Winery. In the course of her eight-year tenure she was promoted from harvest intern to Lab Manager, and finally, Assistant Winemaker. She joined the Artesa winemaking team in 2013 as Assistant Winemaker and then Director of Winemaking in 2015. Known for her collaborative approach, she thrives in the fast-paced winery environment and excels at a wide diversity of experience from quality control assurance to creative applications such as sensory analysis and blending.
She credits her professional success to a passion for agriculture and winemaking, nurtured from a young age in Portugal when she first helped to make wine with family and neighbors, immersed in the European tradition of wine appreciation: "I always knew I wanted to do something related to agriculture and nature. For me, "the calling" came once I took my first winemaking class. I love how winemaking combines farming and science, with an intuitive approach. I quite enjoy the creative aspects of winemaking - "blending is a true alchemy and it has been a thrill to discover what kind of styles and approaches I most enjoy."
Country born: Portugal
Education: Ana holds a B.S. in Agriculture Engineering from the University of Evora, situated in the middle of Portugal's historic cork industry. Her experience with old world winemaking encouraged her to explore new regions and varieties, and to study a broad spectrum of subjects.
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Honors / Awards:
Wine Enthusiast 2022 Wine Star Awards, "Winemaker of the Year" Nominee
Winemaking Philosophy:
Led by Winemaker Ana Diogo-Draper, the winery employs both traditional and modern techniques to create wines that experience minimal manipulation between harvest and bottling. Fermentations are conducted in stainless steel, concrete and wood vessels (using custom-made French oak large size barrels). The diversity of blending by parcel and fermentation techniques creates a palate of fruit-driven wines with a complex variety of aromas and flavors. Artesa's state-of-the-art winery, built beneath the ground into a hillside, is kept naturally cool by the constant temperature of the earth surrounding it. The philosophy of winemaking at Artesa is to always be true to the place where the grapes were grown, believing that the best wines are always made in the vineyard, not the winery.
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Premiere Napa Valley Wine Collection
Winery | Vintage | Variety | Appellation | Fanciful | Auction |
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Crosby Roamann | 2022 | Merlot | Napa Valley | Estate Bottled Red Wine | 28 |
Shafer Vineyards | 2004 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | One Point Five | 26 |
Foley Johnson Napa Green Winery | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | Peral Estate Vineyard | 25 |
Hestan Vineyards | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Estate Selection | 25 |
Quixote Winery | 2019 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | 25 | |
Saintsbury | 2019 | Chardonnay | Los Carneros | Toyon Farm | 25 |
To Kalon Vineyard Company | 2019 | Red Wine | Oakville | A Unique Offering | 25 |
Shafer Vineyards | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | John's Upper 7 | 24 |
Artesa Vineyards & Winery | 2017 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Tempranillo-Cabernet Sauvignon | 23 |
Faustini Wines | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Ava | 23 |
Jamieson Ranch Vineyards | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Falabella | 23 |
Rocca Family Vineyards | 2017 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Coombsville | Collinetta Vineyard Winemaker's Barrel | 23 |
Bell Wine Cellars, Hoopes Vineyard, Mira Winery | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Yountville | 22 | |
Freedom Estate | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 22 | |
Rutherford Hill Winery Napa Green Winery | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | Rutherford Dust | 22 |
Vine Cliff Winery | 2016 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | Memories | 22 |
Pillar Rock Vineyard | 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | 14 | |
Porter Family Vineyards | 2007 | Red Wine | Napa Valley | Duet | 14 |
Signorello Estate | 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Big Rock Cuvee | 14 |
Venge Vineyards | 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Family Reserve, Oakville | 14 |
Work Vineyard | 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Napa Valley Reserve | 14 |
Lail Vineyards | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Heimark Vineyard/ Mole Hill blend | 13 |
Schrader Cellars, LLC | 2007 | Zinfandel | Napa Valley | Vieux Os "Wicked Stump" | 13 |
Signorello Estate | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Big Rock Cuvee | 13 |
Spelletich Cellars | 2008 | Pinot Noir | Napa Valley | 13 | |
V Madrone Cellars | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | Transition | 13 |
Baldacci Family Vineyards | 2006 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Stags Leap District | First Born | 12 |
Dominari | 2006 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Promiscuus | 12 |
Mi Sueño Winery | 2006 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Selección Herrera | 12 |
Palmaz Vineyards | 2006 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Best of 40 Barrels - Los Olivos | 12 |
CONSTANT | 2006 | Cabernet Franc | Diamond Mountain District | 11 | |
Sullivan Vineyards | 2005 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford | 11 | |
Atlas Peak Vineyards | 2004 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | 10 | |
Robert Craig Winery | Non-vintage | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Affinity | 8 |
Robert Mondavi Winery | 2002 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Oakville | Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon | 8 |
Robert Pecota Winery | 2002 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Wedding Oak Block, Kara's Vineyard | 8 |
Fife Vineyards | 1999 | Syrah | Napa Valley | Max's | 5 |
Trinchero Winery | 1999 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Lewelling Vineyard | 5 |
Viader Vineyards and Winery | 2000 | Syrah | Napa Valley | 5 | |
Villa Mt. Eden | 1999 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Stagecoach Vineyard | 5 |
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