Antica (Antinori) Townsend Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

 94 Points This California Cabernet is made by one of the greatest Tuscan wineries: Antinori. Known for their Super Tuscans, this California estate wine lives up to their greatly deserved reputation. It is full bodied and rich with darker fruits and an earthy but smooth background. The finish is long and expressive. 96 Points James Suckling: "A perfumed and refined nose of cherries, raspberries and plums with some violets and mild spices. Medium to full body with fine, firm tannins which give structure to the intense mid-palate full of spices and wild currants. Layered and textured. Give it time. Try after 2026." The Townsend Cabernet Sauvignon is the first chapter in the story of Antinori Napa Valley’s wines. Named for Atlas Peak resident and neighbor June Townsend, who sold her 40-acre ranch to Piero Antinori in 1998, the Townsend Cabernet Sauvignon became the estate’s inaugural release. Located high on a west-facing ridgeline overlooking the steep-sided Rector Canyon, June’s parcel was planted to Cabernet Sauvignon in 1999 and swiftly proved to be one of our best vineyards. Set in the northwest corner of the estate is a 40-acre parcel of land purchased in 1998 from longtime friend and neighbor, Mrs. June Townsend. The Antinori family planted 24 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon there in 1999 and named it Townsend Vineyard in tribute. Townsend Vineyard is planted high on the ridge of the upper Rector Canyon watershed. The soil is made up of Pliocene volcanic, mainly of andesite and basalt rocks. Townsend Vineyards architecture is derived from the Antinori vineyard philosophy in Tuscany. All planting decisions were based on row direction (east to west) to attain the best sun exposure; high density vine spacing (2,233 vines per acre) to achieve low fruit yield per vine; and selection of rootstocks and clones best suited to the land and climate to ensure ideal fruit expression.  

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