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Terra Valentine

2016 Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon
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Appearance medium purple
Aromas warm cherry cobbler, caramel, jalapeño pepper, dried leaves, coffee grounds
Palate a burst of black currant, leather, high acidity, good tannic backbone
Composition

95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petite Sirah

Production
735 cases
Alcohol
14.9%
Aging Potential
Drink now with decanting. Will benefit from 5-10 years in the cellar.
Vineyard
Wurtele, Bales Creek and Gantner Vineyards
Winemaker Notes

The near-perfect 2016 growing season started early, saw ideal weather conditions throughout and wrapped up as the valley’s first significant fall rainstorm arrived on October 14. Thanks to a relatively steady and mild July and August and then a series of warm days at the end of the growing season, vineyards were able to progress to perfect ripeness. Wines from the 2016 vintage are now quietly developing in cellars throughout Napa Valley and vintners are pinching themselves and smiling for the gift it appears Mother Nature has given them: a fifth consecutive vintage of stellar quality Napa Valley wines.


Hand harvested, picked at night

Aged 18 months in French Oak barrels, 40% new


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Winemaker

Sam Baxter

About the Winemaker

Winemaker Sam Baxter, has always had a keen focus on the grapes in the vineyard to achieve ideal ripeness and flavor development, leading to a winemaking style marked by minimal intervention. The yield of this approach is evident in our Terra Valentine wines that reflect a sense of place while showing the intensity of mountain grown fruit and balanced elegance.

Sam Baxter stands tall among an esteemed few, of the next generation of Napa Valley winemakers. Baxter literally grew up in the grapevines, trailing father Phil, whose winemaking made a legendary mark in the late ’60s when the Napa Valley first experienced international notoriety as a respected winegrowing region.

After graduating from University of California, Davis with a degree in fermentation science in 1998, Sam extended his experience with a pivotal internship position at Sterling Vineyards and stints abroad in Australia. His first encounters with Terra Valentine were cultivated during the early years at the winery, dubbed the “cowboy” era (1999-2001) due to the rough-and-tumble condition of the winery and its vineyard land, which allowed for barely enough energy to run the lights, but no hot water. Working under these off-the-grid conditions went a long way in building Baxter’s strong winemaking foundation.

About the Winery
Terra Valentine
The legacy of Terra Valentine's wine program is a remarkable journey for not only the winery, but for the Baxter family as well. Phil Baxter graced these vineyards and put his fingerprint on the exquisite wines from the famed Spring Mountain AVA. In 2002 Sam Baxter took the helm from his father leading the fine wines of Terra Valentine to achieve a cult like status.
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