Description
Pritchard Hill is the source of some of the worlds finest mountain grown CabernetSauvignons, earning numerous comparisons to the Great First Growths of Bordeaux.Pritchard Hill has been dubbed Napa Valleys Rodeo Drive and Napa Valleys GrandCru. Gandona Winery sits atop Pritchard Hill and is centered between Colgin Cellarsand Bryant Estate. A recent call to the winery to check in led us to terrific opportunity tohelp push through some inventory. We have been fans of Gandona from the beginningand their wines have overachieved and over delivered given the great wineries thatsurround them on Pritchard Hill.
While supplies last we will be offering this wine for $54.95. The lowest price we foundonline was $99.99. Heck of a deal for a wine crafted by one of the worlds fineswinemakers Philippe Melka.
93 Points Robert Parkers Wine Advocate
Gandona’s 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Encosta features scents of crushed stone andpencil shavings layered atop ripe plums and black cherries. While it’s full-bodied, withsome grainy tannins, it’s not unapproachable, with a long, dusty-textured finish. Forthose keeping track of the minutia, it was aged in two-thirds new French oak and there’sa tiny proportion (less than 2% in aggregate) of other grape varieties: Petit Verdot,Cabernet Franc, and Merlot. Previous vintages are still on the market for around $100,so this may be the rare affordable bottling from Pritchard Hill (1,050 cases produced).
92 Points Vinous
The 2019 Encosta, Gandonas second wine, is bright, punchy and full of character.Crushed red berry fruit, mint spice and blood orange lend tremendous freshness. This isa terrific showing. Encosta is such an elegant wine, not to mention one of the hiddengems in Napa Valley.
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