Pulido-Walker Melanson Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Rare new Cabernet from opne of Napa's newest cult wineries. 94+ Points Robert Parker:  "The dense purple-colored 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Melanson Vineyard (100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Clone 7) possesses more weight, structure and fruit richness than the 2011 as well as more tannin. It seems both less evolved and less dramatic than most 2012s. The wine is loaded with pure blackberry and blueberry fruit intermixed with licorice, camphor and forest floor. Full-bodied and opulent with some tannin that kicks in in the back, it will benefit from several years of cellaring, and should drink well for two decades... ...The winemaker at this small boutique operation owned by Mark Pulido and Donna Walker is none other than Thomas Brown. Obviously, some of the selections for their wines come from the increasingly well-known Melanson Vineyard on Pritchard Hill, and of course, others come from a site Thomas Brown utilizes for his own label, the St. Helena vineyard of Panek, which is a 5.5-acre parcel just to the north of St. Helena in an old Napa river bed. These are super-impressive wines."

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