2011 Cabernet Sauvignon
United States
Oakville
Napa
Red
Cabernet Sauvignon
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2021 - 2031
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I tasted the 2011 as part of a complete vertical in October 2021. That tasting provided a great opportunity to place the 2011 within the context of the surrounding vintages, all of them considered far more important. In the end, the pedigree of this Oakville site simply can’t be denied.
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Since 1959, Bob and Alex Phillips have quietly sold the fruit from their well-situated Oakville vineyard just to the west of Highway 29 to several top producers around the valley, including the likes of Lail, Etude and Bond (Vecina comes from Vine Hill Ranch), with each client working with the same block of vines each year.The estate is now managed by Bruce Phillips and his wife Heather, who decided to bottle a limited quantity of wine under their own label as of the 2008 vintage, drawing from their eight distinct blocks and using about 75% new oak.Francoise Peschon, winemaker for Araujo Estate from 1993 through 2008, has directed winemaking at Vine Hill Ranch from 2008.As I reported last year, the 2010 here was a knockout and the young 2012 promises to be at the same high level.
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2016 - 2031
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Bruce and Heather Phillips own one of the great sites in Napa Valley. Most of the fruit is still sold to other wineries, just as it has been for decades, but over the last few years, the Vine Hill Ranch Cabernets have carved out a nice all their own. I have tasted the estate's 2011 in components, blends and now in bottle. The wines have never been anything less than stellar. Vineyard manager Mike Wolff did not want to take the risk of exposing the fruit too much, just in case heat spikes appeared late in the season as they did in 2010. Winemaker Francoise Peschon opted for a quick fermentation by her standards, with no cold soak and less time on the skins than normal. The 2011 was bottled a month earlier than is typically the case. I also tasted three tanks of 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, each corresponding to a specific block, all of which were striking.
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2015 - 2025
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I can't say enough about the work the Phillips family has done with the first four vintages of Vine Hill Ranch. As readers may remember, the Phillips family has supplied some of the Napa Valley's finest estates with fruit for generations, but only began making their own wines with the 2008 vintage. An all-star team led by winemaker Françoise Peschon and viticulturist Mike Wolff look after every aspect of the wines with meticulous care. Although hardly a 'new'; property, Vine Hill Ranch gets my vote as the single most exciting emerging winery in Napa Valley.
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