He was introduced to Napa wines by a server at ScallaвЂ™s who would often visit the valley. He comes to Napa from a restaurant background вЂ“ first working at Scallas Bistro in San Francisco. He considers both to be inseparable from one another. John grew up in an extended Italian family вЂ“ wine was always served with food. John Giannini founded Cresta Velia in 2006. Thin soils underpinned by volcanic bedrock force the vines to delve deep in search of water and nutrients, producing wines with an ineffable sense of place. Cresta VeliaвЂ™s inaugural vintage was the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon and now also includes a Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir label.Д¬resta VeliaвЂ™s Cabernet Sauvignon hails from Eagle Summit, a beautifully farmed hillside vineyard on Howell Mountain, overlooking Napa Valley. Winemaker and founder John Giannini named Cresta Velia for his mother and grandmother - combining his motherвЂ™s maiden name (Cresta) with his grandmotherвЂ™s first name (Velia). Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #228, December 2016), 90 pts Ripe, medium to full-bodied and luscious, it is a classic to drink over the next 15 or more years. The are some notes of unsmoked cigar and licorice as well. This opaque purple-colored wine has plenty of mulberry and blackcurrant fruit along with hints of blackberries, camphor and incense. 'The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet aged 20 months in 86% new French oak, with the typical suspects in terms of cooperage вЂ“ Darnajou, Taransaud, and Remond. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Eagle Summit Vineyard on Howell Mountain.Whether you open it young or wait a few decades, this vintage does Howell Mountain proud-sophisticated and smart, with a rustic wild side.Д¬resta Velia Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is made from 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon.

Juicy blackberry, plum, and bright cherry explode in the mouth, and develop into savory notes of baked black fruit and fresh pencil shavings on the mid-palate.Д®agle Summit VineyardвЂ™s signature eucalyptus appears on the back palate to brighten the fruit, showing fragrant peppermint and warm, toasty spices through the finish. The nose promises fresh black fruits, cherries and a touch of graphite, and the palate completely delivers. Dry, even temperatures marched the grapes along at a steady clip all year and created a wine with beautifully integrated fruit, acidity, and tannin.Дense and dark magenta in color, this is a lithe and energetic vintage with lifted aromatics and a purity of fruit that lights up the medium-bodied tannin structure. Early to bud and early to ripen, the 2014 vintage was our third drought year in a row.

Clone 5 cabernet 2014