Gkg Cellars

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Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Delightful. Huge, rich... One bottle please. — 7 years ago

Aftermath

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

What do you get when you combine a 15 acre vineyard on the Silverado Bench about 200 feet up from the valley floor at the base of Atlas Peak owned by a former math professor with a team of winemaker Dave Phinney (of Orin Swift, GKG, Stanton) and viticulturalist Steve Matthiasson (Araujo, Chappellet, David Arthur, and Spottswoode to name a few)? Aftermath. I'm not sure if the name was ominous or fortuitous, but Jim Kaplan's first vintage was 2011, which was notoriously difficult. His 2012 vintage was completely lost to the 2014 earthquake. The result is indeed the aftermath...
The 2013 is a blueberry, blackberry, and blackcurrant explosion, with the fallout being licorice, white flowers, cedar, and cacao nips, with enough of an herbaceous tilt to give an exotic edge. Fans of Phinney's Papillon and Mercury Head, and frankly Napa Cabs in general should seek this out.
— 7 years ago

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Isaac Pirolo

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@Daniel Martinez-Cardenas My autocorrect is very Freudian... I welcome all Cacao nips...
Daniel Martinez Cardenas

Daniel Martinez Cardenas

@Isaac Pirolo Atta boy! Cheers to that
TheSkip

TheSkip

Former math professor = aftermath. I love it!

I passed on this email offering a while ago but sounds like i made a miscalculation.

Steinbeck

The Crash Paso Robles Red Blend 2010

Nice blend. Pairs well with Kings hockey #gkg — 9 years ago