Vine Hill Ranch
Vine Hill Ranch 'VHR' Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

335,00 CHF * netto 309,90 CHF

Inhalt: 0.75 Liter (446,67 CHF* / 1 Liter)

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Winzer:	Vine Hill Ranch
Wein:	Vine Hill Ranch 'VHR' Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Jahrgang:	2015
Klassifizierung:	AVA
Land:	USA
Gebiet/Region:	Kalifornien, Napa Valley
Alkoholgehalt:	14,6 %
Traubensorte:	Cabernet Sauvignon
Bewertungen:	Parker 94+/100, Vinous 96/100
Allergene:	Enthält Sulfite

Robert Parker Wine Advocate:

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with cedar notions over a cassis, warm blackberries and black cherries core with hints of spice box, garrigue and bay leaves. Full-bodied, firm and grainy with nice vibrant fruit expression, it has lots of oak at this youthful but that should marry nicely with a further 3-4 years in bottle. Drink Date 2020-2036. Rating 94+/100. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown-

Vinous:

The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon is very much closed in on itself. That won't be a problem in another few years' time, but readers should not be thinking about opening a bottle any time soon. This opulent, textured VHR needs time to shed some of its baby fat. The tannins are a bit severe, reminders of a punishing growing season marked by drought and intense heat spikes towards the end of the year. It will be interesting to see how the 2015 develops. My impression is that it will always carry the signatures of the challenging conditions of that year, especially in its tannin profile. Drink Date 2025-2040. Rating 96/100. -Antonio Galloni-

Vine Hill Ranch:

2015 On the heels of the celebrated 2012, 2013 and 2014 growing seasons, 2015 followed suit. Though considerable rainfall was delivered in December 2014, warm and dry conditions throughout the balance of the rainy season resulted in early bud-break at Vine Hill Ranch.

development—cool conditions in May resulted in a prolonged berry set that delivered potential variability to the winegrapes, necessitating a high level of green-thinning to ensure desired uniformity at maturity.

From March 15 to August 15, we logged 2,453 growing degree-days in 2015, compared to 2,223 in 2014, 2,204 in Despite minimal frost pressure through March and April—a critical period for canopy 2013, and 1,973 in 2012. This warmth kept the growing season on an advanced schedule, with our extended harvest seven to ten days earlier than last year. Significant heat in September brought the remaining crop to desired maturity, delivering a low-yield crop of phenomenal quality.

In the field, we grafted our benchland Block 3D to Cabernet Sauvignon and the highly anticipated hillside Block 1 vineyard planting showed a very successful “third leaf.” The redeveloped portion of hillside Block 6 benefited from our viticultural practices, and we anticipate winegrapes of exceptional quality from this remarkable site.

Lastly, 2015 marked the passing of our mother, Alex Phillips. Her father, Bruce Kelham, purchased the Vine Hill Ranch property in 1956, and her passage moves the gift of stewardship from the second to the third generation of our family.