2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate

Wine Details
Place of Origin

United States

Calistoga

Napa Valley

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon

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2022 - 2041

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Rebecca George continues to make dazzling wines at Kelly Fleming. This small Calistoga estate is still off a lot of people’s radars, which I find surprising. In recent years, the wines have been nothing less than magnificent. The Cabernets here show all of the muscle, power and savoriness that are such signatures of this part of Calistoga, but also have a real sense of Napa Valley classicism. Vineyard Manager Mike Wolf and Consulting Winemaker Françoise Peschon round out the all-star team.

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Rebecca George follows up her stellar 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon with the fabulous 2016, which is every bit as outstanding from bottle as it was from barrel last year. Proprietor Kelly Fleming has put together an all star team that also includes vineyard manager Mike Wolf and consulting winemaker Françoise Peschon, which is about as good as it gets. That commitment to quality comes through in the wines. Readers who have not yet tasted the Kelly Fleming wines owe it to themselves to do it. This Calistoga vineyard at the end of Pickett Road and near Kenefick Ranch, Eisele Vineyard and Hundred Acre's Few and Far Between, has produced a positively stellar set of wines over the last few vintages.

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I was completely floored by the Cabernets I tasted from Kelly Fleming this year. Winemaker Rebecca George takes this small Calistoga estate to unprecedented heights with her dazzling 2015 and 2016 Cabernets. Mike Wolf farms the vineyard and Françoise Peschon consults, which is as good a team as there is anywhere in the valley. Readers who appreciated Napa Valley Cabernets with structure will flip out over these wines.