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Item Description

While Maestro is inspired by Bordeaux blends, at heart, it’s a free spirit. Rather
than a set style, we take our cues from each vintage from the vineyards
themselves. Cabernet Sauvignon is prized from both our Wappo Hill and To
Kalon vineyards, which led to the inspiration behind this blend. Maestro is
designed to capture the refined balance between these two estate vineyards. Part
of the Stags Leap growing region, Wappo Hill is a special site offering
delicious consistency, and bringing freshness and softness to the wine. Fruit from
Oakville’s long-revered To Kalon vineyard, considered Napa Valley’s grand cru,
adds structure and bold tannins to the final wine.

Review by WineExpress.com:
For the Robert Mondavi Winery's 50th anniversary the winery created the Maestro
Red Blend to honor the man who was the guiding inspiration for so many years.
Robert Mondavi truly was The Maestro of Napa Valley. For this latest release
they've let the outstanding 2014 vintage be the their guiding force, and it's all
about the Cabernet Sauvignon, sourcing superb Napa Valley fruit from The
Wappo Hill Vineyard in Stags' Leap and the rest from the To Kalon Vineyard in
Oakville. The Wappo Hill was a favorite vineyard of Robert Mondavi, who chose it
as the site of his own home. And of course To Kalon has a long, distinguished
history with Mondavi. The 2014 blend is a change from the prior vintage and is a
majority Cabernet Sauvignon; 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Cabernet Franc, 2%
Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. The grapes were hand-harvested into small bins and
carefully sorted in the gravity-flow cellar. The clusters were gently destemmed
directly into traditional French oak tanks for cold soak, fermentation and
extended maceration – a total of 24 days of wine to skin contact – maximizing the
extraction of varietal character and complexity while keeping the tannins fleshy
and supple. The new wine was drained and gently pressed into 28% new French-
oak barrels for malolactic fermentation, assuring seamless integration of fruit and
oak. The final blend was assembled through repeated tasting trials over the 21
months of barrel aging. It shows dark, juicy plum and cassis fruit, violet,
cinnamon, and unsweetened cocoa linger on sumptuous sips full of vibrant flavor
and plush tannins. A worthy tribute to The Maestro.

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