2009 シーバー・ヴィンヤーズ カベルネ･ソーヴィニヨン GTS ダイヤモンド・マウンテン・ディストリクト
2009 シーバー・ヴィンヤーズ カベルネ･ソーヴィニヨン GTS ダイヤモンド・マウンテン・ディストリクト
2009 Seaver Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon GTS Diamond Mountain District
ロバート・パーカーのワイン・アドボケイト (アントニオ・ガッローニ) 92 ポイント
" The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon GTS is big, rich and textured in its dark red fruit, flowers and mint. Silky tannins frame the perfumed fruit through to the finessed finish. The 2009 boasts gorgeous inner perfume and fabulous overall balance. It is far more approachable today than the 2010 tasted alongside it. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2019.
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver and his wife Nancy own this three-acre vineyard on Diamond Mountain. Thomas Rivers Brown is the winemaker. The GTS spends 18 months in French oak barrels, 80% new."
(Wine Advocate #199 Dec 2011 Antonio Galloni 92 Drink: 2012 - 2019)
ワイン・スペクテーター 92ポイント
"Packs in lots of rich, dense flavors, with firm cedar, black licorice, blackberry, herb, olive and vanilla bean flavors. Supple in texture, this tightens on the finish. Best from 2014 through 2026. 325 cases made. –JL"
(Issue: Oct 15, 2012)
2009 Vintage Winemaker’s Notes
It's funny looking back at the vintage for these two wines. The Seaver property experienced none of the trauma of the hard October 12th rain that plagued Napa Valley. We were wrapped for the year by October 7th before the threat of rain was even a known thing. I can't say we dealt with another property with the same fortunate circumstance. The late May rain that provided much needed drought relief to many sites in the valley simply sheeted off this steep Diamond Mountain vineyard and ripeness proceeded quickly. We thinned all three clones (7, 337 and 191) at least four times due mainly to some intense summer heat but we also had the luxury of an above average size crop. We feel like we've hit a great spot in the maturity of the vineyard and the 2009 GTS shows it off nicely. Blending all the 191 with small bits of 337 and 7, the wine shows ample blue and black fruits balanced for the first time by a minerality that shoots through the whole wine from entry to finish. There’s also an interesting floral component that adds nuance and a bit of give to the hillside structure. Its Diamond Mountain origin is best revealed in its texture, a dense, chewy sensation that almost seems to be more about feel than taste. The 2009 Nancy’s Fancy contains the clone 7 from both exposures on the property and a bit of 337. It has grown up even more than the GTS since the inaugural 2005 bottling. The pure red fruitedness has been replaced by a more complex red and black fruited profile. There’s also a bit more seriousness to the wine with elevated overall structure especially in the mid-palate where it balances the dense fruit component well.
Thomas Rivers Brown
| ワイン情報 | |
| 生産年(ヴィンテージ) | 2009 |
| 生産国 | アメリカ合衆国 |
| 生産領域 | カリフォルニア |
| アペレーション/地区 | ナパ・バレー |
| ボトルサイズ | 750ml |
| ワイン レビュー | |
| ワイン評価スコアの レンジ | 90 - 95 |
| ロバート・パーカーのワイン・アドヴォケート | 92 |
| ワイン･スペクテーター | 92 |
