Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet 2016

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasnt until the 1970s that this marriage came to light sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stags Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.

Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignons structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soilas a perfect example, Rutherfords famous dust or Stags Leap District‘s tart cherry flavors.

Long Meadow Ranch Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Review

This wine needs a minute. Its aging well but is in a sleepy phase. Wine is a living thing, and in a year there will be wonderful balance to enjoy. Right now you can feel the soft fruit and the slight peppery notes under a haze of ornery tannins and dense fruit. As those tannins relax the wine will find it’s balance. Its a great wine to buy, lay down, and pop in a year with a huge steak on the grill.

Ontario Weeds: Meadow Goat’s Beard

Excerpt from Publication 505, Ontario Weeds, Order this publication

Name: Meadow goat’s-beard, Tragopogon pratensis L., Other Names: Johnny-go-to-bed-at-noon, Meadow salsify, Yellow goat’s-beard. salsifis des prés, salsifis sauvage Family: Composite or Aster Family General Description: Very similar to Goat’s-beard in appearance and growth habit.

Meadow goat’s beard. A. Top of flowering stem.

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Brawny, substantial and complex, this wine offers dusty dried herb, sage and mountain-like tannin, settling into a groove on the midpalate that finds balance and a lift of acidity. The oak is well integrated and nuanced in nutmeg and clove. Virginie Boone

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Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2016

Deep ruby color black cherry, plum, blackberry, on the nose black cherry, raspberry, plum, red fruits, blackberry, cocoa, vanilla, cedar on the palate.

Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2016

Dry medium-full body with restrained, dusty tannins and balancing acidity. Somewhat disjointed and puckering on pop-and-pour benefitted from decantingwhich almost always helps big red wines, as my readers know. Pure cabernet sauvignon playno blenders. Organically grown estate grapesall Long Meadow vineyards and all their other crops are certified organic.

The juice spent 18 months in French oak, 50% new, 50% neutral. Fresh, fruity, tight focus on red fruits rather than alcohol, oak, and massive mouthfeel. Not jammy or flamboyantly fruit-forward. Nice balance of tannin and acidity. Old World taste and feel to this effort. 13.5% ABV

Long Meadow Ranch winery

According to the website: In the late 1800s, the majestic Long Meadow Ranch property thrived with vineyards, apple orchards, olive groves, hay and a goat milk dairy until farming fell dormant during Prohibition. Over the following years, the property became swallowed by the encroaching forest until the Halls bought the property in 1989.

Ted & Laddie Hall, Long Meadow Ranch

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