2009年のゴールデンウィークに実施した、第2回ナパ・ソノマ飲み合宿で、初めて迎えたソノマの朝、雨が降りしきる中訪問した名門SBRAGIAで買い付けてきた1本。
Monte Rossoという畑の単一もののCabernet Sauvignon。こちらの畑は、結構高い場所にあるので、これは正にソノマ版の山カベ(⌒▽⌒)。
骨格感と育ちの良さが印象的でした(⌒▽⌒)!
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ワイン名 :Cabernet Sauvignon
収穫年 :2005
生産地 :Sonoma Valley
ブドウ畑 :Monte Rosso Vineyard
ブドウ品種:100% Cabernet Sauvignon
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価 格 :$50
Monte Rosso Vineyardについて
(http://www.sbragia.com/media/17165/sbragia_monte_rosso_all_accoladels.pdf)
I’ve loved the Cabernet from Monte Rosso Vineyard for as long as I can remember, and I consider myself lucky that my good friend Mike Martini – whose family bought the ranch in the late 1930’s –continues to share a couple of blocks with me every year. With elevations that range from 900 to 1,200 feet, the aptly named (by Mike’s grandfather) Monte Rosso is a classic mountain vineyard, resting firmly on the southwest side of the Mayacamas mountain range in the Sonoma Valley AVA.
Sitting above the fog line with undulating hillsides, the vineyard’s iron-rich soils are red, rocky and well drained. Vines struggle for nutrients here, and the rich concentrated fruit shows it.