Vine Hill Ranch
Vine Hill Ranch 'VHR' Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

299,00 CHF * netto 276,60 CHF

Inhalt: 0.75 Liter (398,67 CHF* / 1 Liter)

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Winzer:	Vine Hill Ranch
Wein:	Vine Hill Ranch 'VHR' Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Jahrgang:	2017
Klassifizierung:	AVA
Land:	USA
Gebiet/Region:	Kalifornien, Napa Valley
Alkoholgehalt:	14,8 %
Traubensorte:	Cabernet Sauvignon
Bewertungen:	Parker 93/100, Vinous 94/100, Winespectator 94/100
Allergene:	Enthält Sulfite

Robert Parker Wine Advocate:

Compared to the vintages on either side, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is the weaker link, but it's still an excellent wine. Hints of barrel char and dark chocolate join red berries on the nose, while the palate is full-bodied and concentrated, with some dusty tannins taking a prominent role on the finish. Drink Date 2025-2035. Rating 93/100. - Joe Czerwinski-

Vinous:

Next to the other wines in the range the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon comes across as soft, fruity and easygoing. Juicy dark cherry fruit, plum, spice, cedar and tobacco are all kicked up. The 2017 doesn’t have the nuance of the very best years, but it is developing positively while also gaining a bit more mid-palate richness than it showed as a young wine. The tannins have started to soften. I would prefer to drink it over the next decade or so. Drink Date 2022-2035. Rating 94/100. -Antonio Galloni-

Winespectator:

Displays a lovely flow to the pure cassis, cherry puree and plum sauce flavors, which are supported by refined tannins as they sail through the finish, picking up violet, warm earth and lightly singed alder accents along the way. This shows no midpalate gap nor any toothy structure. Really well done. Best from 2023 through 2036. 825 cases made. Rating 94/100. - James Molesworth-

Vine Hill Ranch:

2017 The drought that gripped California from 2012 to 2016 was declared officially over by Governor Jerry Brown on April 7, 2017, following record winter rainfall that continued into early March. Ample moisture and cool conditions delayed the soil’s warming with the arrival of spring, and resulted in the onset budbreak at Vine Hill Ranch occurring 14 days later than the previous year.

Temperatures during the winter months were unusually warm, leading to a frost-free period at budbreak. The warm temperatures, combined with abundant soil moisture, led to exceptional early shoot growth, requiring extensive thinning to ensure adequate air and light into the canopy. Warm weather through the May bloom period allowed the vineyard to set a uniform crop with even berry sizes and typically sized clusters.

Early June delivered an intensely cold, low-pressure system that deposited significant hail on the Napa Valley. While such events can result in significant damage to flowering clusters and canopies, Vine Hill Ranch did not sustain any significant damage. Interestingly, the following week delivered the first of a long series of significant heat events that would continue through the balance of a season recognized for its volatile, warm growing conditions.

Canopy growth, fueled by warm conditions and generous soil moisture, remained strong after berry set, with shoots and leaves completely filling in the vineyard trellis systems. Our efforts to meticulously manage canopy growth enabled the crop to mature while minimizing the effects of heat waves that came later. That late-season heat limited the berry size and hastened the fruit’s maturation process.

Veraison at Vine Hill Ranch occurred roughly six days later than the previous year. Mild temperatures in August, with cool mornings and consistently warm afternoons, allowed the crop to ripen at an even pace and develop an ideal complexity.

Harvest at Vine Hill Ranch was completed on September 19, 2017, before the onset of wildfires that spread across Napa County in early October. Changing wind conditions fueled the widespread fires, and we owe heartfelt thanks to the heroic firefighters who came from across the United States, working to protect our neighbors and Vine Hill Ranch from fires that threatened our northern and western boundaries.

In the field, our redeveloped portion of benchland Block 3D delivered its first crop in 2017. Younger plantings on our hillside blocks 1 and 6A also gifted us with exemplary fruit, while the redeveloped Block 6L continued to move up the stake in its second leaf.