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Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley(1982)
- Winery:
- Far Niente Winery
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa > Oakville
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, body, red berry, tannin - light, warm, underrated, bargain, mature, delicate, perfect
Our 1982 Napa Valley Chardonnay marked the first crush since prohibition in the old Far Niente building.
The growing season in 1982 was excellent, a little on the cool side, and harvest began on September 9, 1982.
The grapes were hand sorted at the winery, given skin contact, followed by fermentation which was begun in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks.
Halfway through fermentation, the must was racked into small French Oak Barrels where fermentation was completed. The wine was aged on its lees for further complexity and bouquet, followed by more
aging read more...in the barrel. The fermented wine was bottled in the early summer of 1983. Bottle aging potential is considered to be excellent. The wine is marked by a delicate
but very complex bouquet, which will continue to develop over time.
Date of Harvest: September 9 to October 4
Sugar at Harvest: 23.0 BRIX
Acid at Harvest: 0.8 mgs/liter
Residual Sugar: Dry (Less than 0.1%) (hide)
The growing season in 1982 was excellent, a little on the cool side, and harvest began on September 9, 1982.
The grapes were hand sorted at the winery, given skin contact, followed by fermentation which was begun in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks.
Halfway through fermentation, the must was racked into small French Oak Barrels where fermentation was completed. The wine was aged on its lees for further complexity and bouquet, followed by more
aging read more...in the barrel. The fermented wine was bottled in the early summer of 1983. Bottle aging potential is considered to be excellent. The wine is marked by a delicate
but very complex bouquet, which will continue to develop over time.
Date of Harvest: September 9 to October 4
Sugar at Harvest: 23.0 BRIX
Acid at Harvest: 0.8 mgs/liter
Residual Sugar: Dry (Less than 0.1%) (hide)
- October 2007
- Recently picked up at auction a case at less than half for what you would pay for a current vintage. I've long been a Far Niente fan in that they have not succumbed to the California Cabernet disease of excessive vine hang time, Ripple-like alcohol levels and Parker-pleasing cola syrup over-extraction. The '82 is presently drinking with elegance, near perfect balance a delicate nose of red berries and a warm and well proportioned body of macerated fruit and soft tannins. Winebid has several bottles currently at more or less the $40 pricepoint--so if an underrated, mature and 2-3 hour read more...open before drinking hangtime is your speed, an excellent value... (hide)
