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Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Black Sears Vineyard Vertical 3-Pack by Tony Arcudi
Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Black Sears Vineyard Vertical 3-Pack
by Tony Arcudi
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$249.99
($749.97 per case)
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Producer : Arcudi
Region : California (USA), Napa Valley (USA), USA (USA)
Bottle Per Case : 3 x 750 ml
Food Pairing : Cured Meat, Red Meat, Steak
Tasting Notes
What's in the box:
1 bottle x 2016
"The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Sears Vineyard is another beautiful wine that has more high-toned notes of spring flowers, bay leaf, forest floor, and blueberries. With full-bodied richness, again, an incredible floral character, fine tannins, and beautiful length on the finish, drink this classic Howell Mountain beauty over the coming 15-20 years. This cuvée is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and spent 21 months in 50% new French oak. There are just a little over 100 cases made."
95 points - Jeb Dunnuck, Jan 2019
1 bottle x 2013
"Coming from the famed Black Sears Vineyard, better known for its black bear as well as old vine Zinfandel, this is an interesting Cabernet Sauvignon from Tony Arcudi, who worked for Michel Chapoutier and Heidi Barrett before starting his own brand. His 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Sears Vineyard spent 18 months in 50% new French oak. It is a gorgeous, flowery wine with loads of graphite, mulberry and blackberry followed by some spicy oak, a deep, rich, full-bodied mouthfeel, some supple tannins and a heady, lush finish. Drink it over the next 15 or so years."
95 points - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Dec 2016
1 bottle x 2012
"The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Sears Vineyard is every bit as special in bottle as it was from barrel. Graphite, lavender, mocha, smoke, blueberry jam, cassis and sage are some of the many notes that take shape in the glass. Over the last year the tannins have begun to soften, but there is plenty of Howell Mountain energy and tension. The ripe, exotic finish is a thing of beauty, though."
94 points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media, Sept 2014
Specs
| Bottles Per Case | 3 Pack |
|---|---|
| Point Score | 95 |
| Cellaring | Drink Now or Cellar |
| Sweetness | XD - Extra Dry See Sweetness Chart |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Producer | Arcudi |
| Region | California (USA), Napa Valley (USA), USA (USA) |
| Alcohol | 14.5% alc./vol. |
| Farming Method | Traditional |
| Grapes | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Food Pairing | Cured Meat, Red Meat, Steak |
| Descriptors | Earthy, Floral, Fruity, Mineral |
| Wine Type | Red |
| Wood Presence | Oaked |
| Body | Full |
| Price of Case | $749.97 |
The Producer
Arcudi
From Naval missile navigation engineer to product manager for IBM to award-winning winemaker, Tony Arcudi’s path to Napa Valley was not of the straight and narrow variety. Arcudi, winemaker and owner of the eponymously named ARCUDI Wines, was closing in on his fourth decade when he finally decided to indulge his viticultural passion. At age 38, the Boston native hopped in his car and drove west to the land of vinous opportunity, not knowing what might await but feeling that it was a now-or-never proposition.
'I’d had a great career in the tech sector where I enjoyed promotion after promotion, but it just wasn’t for me,' said Arcudi, whose early experiences helping his mom in the kitchen inspired a love of good food and wine. 'I was doing a lot of cooking, and I bought and studied wine, but it was merely a hobby. I felt I was doing the right thing, the practical thing, by sticking with my tech job.'
A particular glass of Châteauneuf du Pape, enjoyed in his late 20s, sealed his fate. 'That glass shook me to the bone,' said Arcudi, who also serves as winemaker at Kapcsándy Family Wines in addition to assistant winemaker at Fantesca under head winemaker Heidi Barrett. 'At that moment, wine for me went from simply being a beverage to being something one can experience fully. That was my a-ha wine moment. I was living a life of acedia, longing for something purposeful and fulfilling, and then and there, I knew I was missing my calling.'
His desire to study enology and viticulture at the University of California, Davis, was met with derision. A high school grad with mediocre grades, he was told by the UCD admissions director to get his associate’s degree and try again. So he did, ultimately receiving the coveted UCD Regents Scholarship. Following his graduation from the program, Arcudi went on to earn a viticulture internship at prized Stagecoach Vineyards and a fellowship from the International Wine and Food Society. While working as an associate winemaker at Nickle & Nickle, Arcudi met Barrett at a winemaker’s conference; she was intrigued with his Naval experience, as her father-in-law had also served on Navy submarines. After a successful blind tasting where Barrett and her team asked Arcudi to describe three wines, Barrett hired him in 2009 to assist her as associate winemaker at Fantesca. He has been at her side ever since, while simultaneously launching his own labels – ARCUDI in 2012 and TERRAMAGRA by ARCUDI in 2021 – as well as serving as head winemaker at Kapcsándy, where he earned two 100-point ratings on his first vintage, followed by a third 100-point score with a 2018 vintage wine.
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