NAPA VALLEY CABERNET WITH POWER & ELEGANCE
Winegrower Cathy Corison produces artisanal, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon that speaks of place, sourcing great benchland vineyards between Rutherford and St. Helena. We invite you to experience a unique glimpse inside a small, family-owned working winery the next time you are in the Napa Valley.
In The Vineyard
Happy New Year! As the days get longer and we get busy pruning the vineyards, we thought you might be interested in learning more about Corison terroir. Our estate vineyards Kronos and Sunbasket, as well as the vineyards we source, are classic benchland sites on alluvial fans. Here is a schematic from the Napa Valley Vintners that illustrates this geological formation:
As the water flows down the mountains toward the Napa River, larger rocks and gravel drop out as the streams reach the valley floor, creating benchland. Progressively smaller particles fall out until the soils are dominated by clay near the river.
We lovingly call our benchland vineyards gravel pits! The vines set deep roots in these well-drained soils. As it rarely rains from May through October, the vines run out of water and stop growing at just the right time to focus on ripening the fruit. Kronos and Sunbasket Vineyards sing with the expression of their individual benchland terroir.
Six Winemakers Who Value Originality
Eric Asimov, The New York Times wine critic, includes Cathy Corison in his recent article, How the Most Delicious Wines Stay True to Themselves. He highlights “six producers who make glorious wines by following their own muse…The Corison wines are both of a time, and timeless.”
“My favorite wine producers look inward, not outward. They ask themselves, ‘How can I do my utmost to convey the character of this particular patch of earth?’ And they often conclude: ‘I’m going to make the wines that I like to drink. If nobody buys them, I’ll drink them myself.’”
Single Vineyard Release Party
Join us to celebrate the release of the 2019 Corison Kronos Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and the 2019 Corison Sunbasket Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon!
Saturday 8 April, 2023
2:00 to 5:00 pm
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2019 Current Release Horizontal Tasting
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2014 Library Horizontal Tasting
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2002, 2003, 2004
Library Vertical Tasting
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All wines poured will be available for purchase at the party.
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Delicious Food by Oak Avenue Catering
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Live Music by Classical Guitarist
Mark Taylor