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Large Format 2016

Cellar 1879 Blend Magnum

Napa Valley
$86.40 CLUB

A Magnum of Cellar 1879 Red Blend
Equivalent to 2 bottles | 10 glasses

This library release is a tribute to our Historic Stone Cellar, built in 1879. For 140 years, our iconic cellar has been a landmark in Napa Valley and remains the soul of our winery today.

Crafted by Winemaker Kimberlee Nicholls, the bold Cellar 1879 Red Blend spotlights Merlot, complemented by Zinfandel and Petite Syrah. After maturing in oak for 16 months, we laid it down to age four more years in our storied cellars.

The result? A luxuriously smooth, velvety-textured wine, and an impressive presence at celebrations.

(Limited Supply)

ACCESS WINEMAKER NOTES

Magnum Bottle of Cellar 1879 Blend - 2016 1.5 Liter Bottle

Winemaker Notes

  • COMPOSITION:
    51% Merlot
    17% Zinfandel
    11% Petite Sirah
    8% Syrah
    9% Cabernet Sauvignon
    4% Charbono
  • FERMENTATION
    100% Stainless Steel Fermented
    13 Days Skin Contact
  • AGING
    16 Mo. in French & American Oak Barrels
    32% New Oak
    Aged 4 years in bottle

Merlot and Syrah provide velvety texture, beautifully aged from cellaring. The Petite Sirah adds juicy, blackberry jam to Cabernet’s backbone which is filled in with Zin’s tobacco spice aromatics along with a bright lift of acidity from Charbono.

KIMBERLEE NICHOLLS, WINEMAKER

Harvest Notes

  • The 2016 vintage rewarded Napa Valley with normal rainfall after four consecutive vintages of drought.
  • The grapevines sped right through their annual milestones with an early budbreak. Bloom started early, but May rains extended bloom in most varieties.
  • Scorching heat at the end of June pushed veraison ahead of the 4th of July weekend.
  • Harvest started early for many; however normal yields had us waiting to crush until the end of August.
  • While not a completely leisurely harvest, we thanked Mother Nature for perfectly ripened fruit, happy fermentations & allowing us to be finished picking before 10” of rain arrived in October.