Napanook
Yountville, Napa Valley, California, USA.
Lively fruit, soft tannins, and early maturing characteristics. You can drink it young, but it will also age well for more than a decade.
Established in 1983 by Christian Moueix, the Napanook vineyard, was originally, in the 1940’s and 1950’s, the source of fruit for some of the finest Napa Valley wines. In fact, the vineyard’s history can be traced back to Napa Valley’s beginnings, when in 1838 George Yount, for whom the town of Yountville was named, first planted grapevines there. The vineyard is entirely dry-farmed, allowing the vines to draw deeply on the land’s uniquegeology. The viticulture and wine- making are undertaken meticulously, with the objective of producing wines that are pure, balanced, and complex. Minimal intervention and restraint throughout the process of grape berry selection, fermentation and aging preserve the character of the fruit. Theresulting wines, with a tremendous potential for aging, convey the very personality of this historic vineyard. Source: Moueix.com.