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About This Wine
Kongsgaard is a small family winery on Atlas Peak, best known for Chardonnay, which also makes a little mountain Cabernet.
The fruit comes from vines around the winery and a neighbouring mountain vineyard.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Cassis, plum, chocolate-coated cherry, tobacco and pencil shavings.
- Palate: Medium to full-bodied, with concentrated dark fruit, fine but firm mountain tannins and earthy depth.
- Finish: Black fruit and spice linger, with a savoury, mineral close.
Serving & Food
One to two hours in a decanter lets the mountain tannins relax; then pour at 17 to 18°C into Bordeaux glasses. Try it with grilled ribeye, lamb chops with garlic and mint, or a beef and mushroom pie.
Good to Know
Where are the vines? Around the winery on Atlas Peak.
How was 2016? Warm and steady, a strong year for Cabernet.
Product Details
| Producer | Kongsgaard |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Napa Valley, California |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 750mL |
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About the Winery
John and Maggy Kongsgaard released their first wines from the 1996 vintage, and their son Alex now shares the winemaking. The Judge vineyard, on family land east of Napa, is named after John's father, a Napa judge.