Wine Profile

• Composition:   100% Cabernet Sauvignon
• Vineyard:  Morisoli Vineyard
• Appellation:   Napa Valley
• Sub-Appellation:  Rutherford
• Vintage:   1999
• Wine Alcohol:  14.2% by volume
• Price:  $100.00
• 144 Cases Made - SOLD OUT

Other Vintages:
2001
2000
1998

1999 MORISOLI CABERNET SAUVIGNON
NAPA VALLEY

The Vineyard:

The Morisoli Vineyard lies in the heart of the Rutherford appellation. Fourth generation grower, Gary Morisoli and Gary Galleron have been friends since kindergarten. Gary began working with the Morisoli fruit at Whitehall Lane Winery where he created the first Galleron. Morisoli guaranteed Galleron grapes for life and gave him 8 rows of Cabernet vines for his very own. This special vineyard block has been dubbed, “The Galleron Signature Section.”

The Wine:

Gloriously aromatic with sublime aromas that leap from the glass: crushed blackberries, exotic dark spices, roses and deep black fruit engulf the senses. The first sip reveals the massive proportions of this lush Cabernet. Classic characteristics of cassis, black cherry and black raspberry seduce and linger on the palate. Bursting with rich valley floor fruit, this blockbuster Cabernet is intensely pleasurable now, but will continue to evolve for 12-16 years.

What The Critics Say...

Reviewed in Wine Enthusiast - Best of the Year 2002

Rating:95 "From a vineyard in Rutherford, this wine expresses the heart and soul of the appellation. Intensely beautiful aromas of black currants, rich, thick and fine tannins, and soft acids are framed in beautiful oak. Soft and gentle in the mouth, but with an authority that affirms itself on the long, fine finish. Spectacular."