Even better is the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso Vineyard (880 cases). Tipping the scales at 15.2% natural alcohol, this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon spent 27 months in mostly French oak (about 12% American is utilized). Deep and full-bodied with blueberry, blackberry and cassis fruit intermixed with notions of licorice, new saddle leather, earth, spice and Christmas fruitcake, this full-bodied, multi-dimensional, layered, concentrated wine can be drunk between 2014 and 2030+.
The iconic Louis M. Martini winery was first established eighty years ago on what was previously called the Goldstein Ranch, a large grape growing site that was once an active volcano on the Sonoma side of the Mayacamas Mountains. The site has been known for decades as the Monte Rosso Vineyard because of its mountain top setting and red soils. Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel vines were planted here as early as 1890, and the wines are currently being looked after by the third generation of the Martini family, principally Mike Martini. While the top wines are exactly what you would expect for high class wines from a grand cru site, the less expensive offerings are noteworthy values.
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