Red Wine Levensohn 2016, 75cl California
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Red Wine
Levensohn
2016, 75cl
California

299,59€
approx. £249.10

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec

  Red: Elegant

 14%

 Serve at 16º-18º

4.3 /5
56 ratings

 

Jeb Dunnuck, tasting note published in January 31st 2019

Winemaker Benoit Touquette compares the 2016 vintage to 2014 with its purity and balance. The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon beautifully showcases the cooler style of the vintage and offers a complex array of crème de cassis, blueberries, crushed rocks, violets, and lead pencil-like notes. This full-bodied beauty has impressive purity of fruit, seamless texture, perfect balance, and a big, big finish. Give the bottles another 2-4 years, and it will evolve gracefully for 20 plus years. It's pure class.

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Levensohn

Owned by Pascal and Melanie Levensohn, the estate was established in 2000. This small plot with 3.5 acres of vines was completely replanted in 2001 with Cabernet Sauvignon, following an outbreak of phylloxera. The first vintage was produced in 2004.

Production was miniscule for the first few vintages. Only one barrel (less than 25 cases) was produced per year from 2004 to 2010. As the vineyard matured, production reached around 200 cases per year.

Naturally rich, concentrated juice meant that extraction was limited and fermentations were kept fresh. After a 30-day maceration, the wine was pressed and gravity fed into Taransaud barrels, usually between 75 and 100% new oak, and matured for 18 to 24 months.

The estate was one of the first to use anti-counterfeiting technology on its labels.

Allergens information

Contains sulphites.

SKU: 105890

Levensohn

Since acquiring and replanting this 3.5-acre vineyard in 2000, Pascal and Melanie Levensohn’s goal has been to unleash the potential of their soil to create an elegant and extraordinary wine. Founded in 2000, Levensohn Vineyards is a member of the Napa Valley Vintners and Appellation Saint Helena. Levensohn Vineyards participated in the Napa Valley Auction through its prestigious Live Auction in 2014 and 2016, raising a total of $450,000 for Napa Valley charities.

Address

St. Helena, California USA