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Even if you decide that her Cabernet is not your style, you should still read this article, rather than any paltry summary we could make of it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/daily.sevenfifty.com\/cathy-corison-leads-by-example\/\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skurnik","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39962233340100,"sku":"US-COR-20","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/0281\/2100\/files\/2020-Corison-Cabernet-Sauvignon-Napa-Valley.jpg?v=1787064245"},{"product_id":"2018-bodegas-chacra-barda-pinot-noir-patagonia","title":"Bodegas Chacra \"Barda\" Pinot Noir, Patagonia 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the wines that we begged to be imported. Bodegas Chacra is a biodynamic estate in the dry region of Rio Negro in Patagonia, Argentina. 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On either side of the vineyard lies Theriot Vineyard (Littorai) and across the street is Summa (Rivers-Marie and William Seylem) and down the road is Que Syrah (Arnot Roberts).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCeritas signed a long-term lease in 2016 allowing us to work the site as we would like. The site is perfectly situated. South Facing. Heritage selection massale clonal material. Blue schist soils with moderate clay content. Well-drained due to underlying bedrock. Dry farmed. 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The winemaker, Greg LaFollette, is an absolute legend. He literally wrote the book on native yeast fermentations, and founded a number of incredible wineries such as Flowers, trained winemakers such as Merry Edwards, and - prior to being a winemaker - was an HIV researcher. The wines he makes are visceral and above all textural. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSadly, Ken and Melissa's home vineyard, the Siebert Ranch, was destroyed in the 2017 fires that swept Sonoma and Napa, along with Ken and Melissa's house. The vineyard has been replanted, though the house remains destroyed. Their generosity, however, seem to know no limits. 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Today Kenefick produces only about 1500 cases annually, but wines are very well priced for how delicious they are. There is a classic Napa generosity of fruit without being blowsy. It is as at home on the dinner table as it is sipped in front of the fire. \u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39990146695364,"sku":"1113","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/0281\/2100\/files\/KenefickRanchcopy.jpg?v=1787064403"},{"product_id":"2000-chateau-musar-lebanon","title":"Chateau Musar Estate Library Red 1997","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe legend of Musar has been told many times, but it never ceases to amaze. Inspired by Lebanon's 6000 year winemaking history, which began with the Phoenicians, and by his travels in Bordeaux, 20 year old Gaston Hochar founded Chateau Musar in 1930. The vineyards are strangely located  two hours away from the winery, but there is a reason for this. When Gaston Hochar began making wine in 1930, the boundaries of Lebanon had not been set, and he wanted to ensure that his premises would be inside the newly demarcated country! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Hochars cultivate indigenous and international varietals – Cinsault, Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Grenache as well as Obaideh (a native of Chardonnay), Merwah (a native variant of Semillon), Chardonnay, Viognier and Vermentino. The vineyards are planted on a limestone bed with gravelly top soils and are certified organic by the Mediterranean Institute of Certification (IMC). The white vines are 100–150 years old and planted at 4,000 feet, the reds at 3,280 feet. The altitude and the Mediterranean climate serve to lengthen the ripening process which helps produce fruit of superior quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnly hand-picked estate fruit is used and the wines are minimally handled – natural fermentation very little sulphur and the wines aren’t fined or filtered. Chateau Musar is the family’s flagship and is thematically styled after the Grand Vins of Bordeaux. Each varietal is fermented and aged separately; the components are then blended and aged for a minimum of four years in bottle before release. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn spite of the civil war that tore the country apart from 1975-1990, the Hochars have consistently produced exceptional wines, bar the 1976 and 1984 vintages when no wine was made. Serge, Gaston’s eldest son has been the winemaker at Musar since 1959 and was as “Man of the Year” in 1984 by recognized by Decanter Magazine. Serge’s brother Ronald manages the business side of the winery along with Serge’s sons Gaston and Marc. Ronald’s son Ralph works with in Chateau Musar’s UK office. 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He used the work he had already begun on massal selection and identifying mother vines to his advantage, grafting only the best clones on American rootstock and replanting his vineyard with the offspring of the mother clones – propagating what would eventually become the Brunello Biondi-Santi, or BBS 11, clone. Ferruccio also made the bold decision to bottle a 100 percent Sangiovese wine, focusing, like Clemente did before him, on ageworthiness rather than quick profits. With this, the birth of modern-day Brunello di Montalcino began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Ferruccio’s death in 1917, his son Tancredi Biondi-Santi continued the line of succession and carried on the family tradition with meticulous care. He looked to the past to secure the future, laying away older vintages in the cellar. He even made the crucial call to secretly wall-up part of his cellar prior to World War II, concealing the oldest Riservas from the Front. 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He used the work he had already begun on massal selection and identifying mother vines to his advantage, grafting only the best clones on American rootstock and replanting his vineyard with the offspring of the mother clones – propagating what would eventually become the Brunello Biondi-Santi, or BBS 11, clone. Ferruccio also made the bold decision to bottle a 100 percent Sangiovese wine, focusing, like Clemente did before him, on ageworthiness rather than quick profits. With this, the birth of modern-day Brunello di Montalcino began.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter Ferruccio’s death in 1917, his son Tancredi Biondi-Santi continued the line of succession and carried on the family tradition with meticulous care. He looked to the past to secure the future, laying away older vintages in the cellar. He even made the crucial call to secretly wall-up part of his cellar prior to World War II, concealing the oldest Riservas from the Front. 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