Casa Piena - Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (750ml)

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Producer	Casa Piena
Country	United States
Region	Napa Valley
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2012
Sku	122783
Size	750ml

Casa Piena Description

Z Wine

Layered notes of kirsch liqueur, rosemary, and nutmeg are found on the nose. The palate experience offers both structure and a complex fruit core that play off each other.

Casa Piena Description

Carmen and Gail Policy finally found the slice of paradise that they were searching for after looking at more than 15 Napa Valley properties. The Policy Vineyard is in the picturesque Yountville Appellation which is the heart of the Wine Country. It is located in one of the most beautiful parts of the world surrounded by spectacular views of the Mayacamas and Vaca mountains, as well as the Stags Leap Palisades.

This gem sized, 14-acre property offers three dramatic soil variations ranging from gravelly loam to a heavier sandy loam, with a unique and beneficial microclimate influenced by an adjacent knoll. Under the guidance of renowned vineyard manager Jim Barbour, Policy Vineyard has been planted to four elite clones of Cabernet Sauvignon. These four clones (7, 337, 341 and 6) were carefully selected and grown in individual blocks in order to offer our famous winemaker Thomas Brown a lush and complex palette of fruit from which to craft Casa Piena. In keeping with the vineyard's unique soil composition, Jim installed a state-of-the-art drainage system and selected 101-14 rootstock for its ability to thrive in a variety of soil environments.

Wine Advocate: 94 Points

Coming from a vineyard in the Yountville region near the Kapcsandy estate, this wine is a beauty. A vivid expression of black-fruited Cabernet Sauvignon with terrific purity, a multi-dimensional mouthfeel, an opaque purple color and full-bodied power, the tannins are sweet and the wine large-scaled, rich, pure and well-balanced. Give it another 3-4 years of bottle age and drink it over the following two decades. (RP)