Bacio Divino Supertuscan Blend Napa Valley Pazzo 2007
Winemaker's Notes:
When I set out to make Pazzo, I envisioned a wine that was convivial and memorable in the way of a splashy, somewhat raucous dinner party. To my mind, the 2007 vintage hits that very bull’s-eye. There’s spice and ballast here, owing to the Super-Tuscan components (sangiovese buttressed with cabernet and syrah), and as such the kinship to our higher-end wines is unmistakable. A serious wine, you could say...but please, no solemnity. Pazzo isn’t a Nobel laureate - merely the stunning hostess who greets you at the door with a kiss and a wink that says, “Stick around, buster.” Merely unforgettable, in other words.
Winery: Bacio Divino Cellars
Color: Red
Bacio Divino Cellars:
We live where we work, on the sunny and vine-dappled peaks of Napa Valley, overlooking the town of St. Helena. Possessed of naked idealism and fierce, if cloudy, ambitions, we undertook in 1993 to etch out our own signature wine. We envisioned something that, like Sir Lawrence Olivier or Kate Hepburn, could make an impression both immediate and lasting. A wine of unmistakable co-authorship: ter... Read more
We live where we work, on the sunny and vine-dappled peaks of Napa Valley, overlooking the town of St. Helena. Possessed of naked idealism and fierce, if cloudy, ambitions, we undertook in 1993 to etch out our own signature wine. We envisioned something that, like Sir Lawrence Olivier or Kate Hepburn, could make an impression both immediate and lasting. A wine of unmistakable co-authorship: terroir by Napa Valley, style by cloudy-headed winemaker. And, (because we're really not all that self-serious) a wine with a twinkle in its eye, promising equal parts mystery and mischief. And so we came up with two wines, each a proprietary blend. First and foremost, Bacio Divino, a divine kiss of predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, with the added dimensions of Sangiovese and Petite Sirah. And then, in 1999, Bacio Divino's vivacious kid sister Pazzo: Sangiovese-centric with undercurrents of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandel (on occasion), Merlot and (can you believe) Viognier.
A dozen vintages into our small family-run venture, we are immensely proud of our wines, humbled by the acclaim and yet still as restless as ever. Thus, in 2006 we released a third blend: the elaborate, brooding Vagabond, Syrah's chance to star with Cabernet in a support role. And a year later, having found our voice through blending, we set out to express that same voice through a single varietal. The 2004 Janzen Estate "To Kalon Vineyard" and 2004 Janzen Estate "Cloudy's Vineyard" single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons are luscious, terroir-driven exemplars of Napa's noble grape. Our devotion to Cabernet and to blending will soon coalesce into yet another proprietary red: the Janzen Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, an exquisite mélange of the best Cabernet lots from among our 11 Napa Valley vineyards.
A lot of thought, heart and labor went into the making of these wines. Enjoying them will, we hope, prove effortless. Read less
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When I set out to make Pazzo, I envisioned a wine that was convivial and memorable in the way of a splashy, somewhat raucous dinner party. To my mind, the 2007 vintage hits that very bull’s-eye. There’s spice and ballast here, owing to the Super-Tuscan
components (sangiovese buttressed with cabernet and syrah), and as such the kinship to our higher-end wines is unmistakable. A serious wine, you could say...but please, no solemnity. Pazzo isn’t a Nobel laureate - merely the stunning hostess who greets you at the door with a kiss and a wink that says, “Stick around, buster.” Merely unforgettable, in other words.
4800 cases produced.
Aged 21 months in French Oak.
Notes: All wines were aged in various new and older French Oak barrels for 21 month
Wine Specs:
| Alcohol: 14.6% |
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