GALLICA CABERNET SAUVIGNON OAKVILLE 2019

GALLICA CABERNET SAUVIGNON OAKVILLE 2019

95-98VM / 96+JD
Oakville, Napa Valley

$164.99 3+ bottles (use code: 3saves5)
$169.98 Sale US Low
$189.99 Reg

Gallica is located on their family property in St. Helena off Sulphur Creek. The deep and low fertility Cortina soils are renowned for exceptional quality red wines. They planted the vines in 1990 and these fully mature Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 4 vines now produce wines which are elegant and harken back to the structure of Napa Valley red wines notable decades ago.

95-98 pts Vinous Antonio Galloni
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is shaping up be another jewel of a wine from Rosemary Cakebread. Ample and explosive, the Cabernet shows off the natural richness of the vintage in spades. Whereas the 2018 is bright and somewhat reticent, the 2019 is very much an extrovert. I would give it a few years to soften and shed some baby fat. Crème de cassis, licorice and lavender add the closing shades of complexity.   Sept 2021
 
96+ Pts Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is top notch stuff and certainly plays with the best in the vintage. Beautiful black fruits, crushed stone, spicy oak, and floral notes define the bouquet, and it’s medium to full-bodied, with ripe yet certainly present tannins and one heck of a great finish.  This beautiful wine will evolve for 25-30 years if stored properly.   

Winery Tasting Notes
Racy and saturated with hints of blackberry pie and forest floor, the 2019 vintage wears the mantle of Napa Valley at its core with the best of Oakville’s high tone personality.  Youthful and luminous, we love the bold fruit accentuated by juicy and round tannins. Bright and lovely, It can be admired while young but will enjoy a long life with further cellaring. The concentration of inviting flavors and graceful balance is a direct reflection of a wonderful growing season.
 
Our Tasting Notes: 
This was Tom's favorite wine of the tasting as it demonstrated what a subtle, restrained, refined tannis Cabernet from Napa can deliver.  The wine had excellent acidity for a Napa Cabernet, which made it fresh and lively.  On the nose it had palate, it had hints of graphite, currents, cassis and black cherries.  Tannins are moderate, fine-grained and polished. Lovely to drink now with decanting but poised to age.
  
Grapes:  97% Cabernet Sauvignon | 3% Cabernet Franc  
Vineyard:  Oakville Ranch Vineyard
ABV:   14.5 %

Both the Cabernet Franc and the Cabernet Sauvignon so they have 5+ years of age which has smoothed out any youthful edges and melded the tannins.  Per Jeb Dunnuck, the Cabernet Sauvignon is "top notch stuff and certainly plays with the best in the vintage."  Galloni says of the same wine, "another jewel of a wine from Rosemary Cakebread".  You won't go wrong ordering some of these wines!  If you know Napa you probably have heard of Rosemary or her family name, but she really made a name for herself as the winemaker at Spottswoode!  Her wines from those years are my favorite wines they have ever made and you can see that signature in these wines!

 Gallica is nestled St Helena, in the heart of Napa Valley amongst historic vineyards, coastal oaks, its gardens and olives trees. Heritage Petite Sirah and Cabernet Sauvignon surround the winery and are rooted in gravelly Cortina soils ambling off nearby Sulphur Creek. The winery is a handsome barn, contemporary and fresh, standing side by side with weathered vines. Gallica strives to practice lightly touching the land from the tending of their vines, thoughtful winemaking methods, to the simplicity of our packaging, Winemaker Rosemary Cakebread’s vision for a wine of her own, eventually called GALLICA, grew slowly.

Inspired by earlier work at prestigious properties in both Napa Valley and Bordeaux, wines were made and a brand grew. The philosophy is a simple one: to craft elegant single vineyard wines farmed organically which accurately depict the site and the story of each unique vintage. 

GALLICA makes Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Grenache, Albariño, Syrah and limited bottlings of estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah. The brand symbol is a tribute to the ancient rose, their aromatics, and enhancement to winemaking.