2012 | Morlet Family Vineyards | Coeur De Vallee Cabernet Sauvignon

Description

Red Wine: 2012 | Morlet Family Vineyards | Coeur De Vallee Cabernet Sauvignon

It offers up notes of mocha, forest floor, blueberries, blackcurrants, asphalt and licorice. Full-bodied and opulent, this sensational 2012 is one of the vintage’s superstars.

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Producer: Morlet Family Vineyards

Ratings: WA | 97V | 94

Vintage: 2012

Size: 750ml

ABV: 15%

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

Country/Region: United States, California

It offers up notes of mocha, forest floor, blueberries, blackcurrants, asphalt and licorice. Full-bodied and opulent, this sensational 2012 is one of the vintage’s superstars.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Luc Morlet’s 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallée is a 300-case blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Cabernet Franc from the Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard. A mindblowing effort, it offers up notes of mocha, forest floor, blueberries, blackcurrants, asphalt and licorice. Full-bodied and opulent, this sensational 2012 is one of the vintage’s superstars.

• Vinous: Morlet’s 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallee emerges from blocks in Beckstoffer To Kalon. Blackberry jam, crème de cassis, smoke, licorice and torrefaction notes are fused together in a super-ripe, voluptuous wine that shows the more virile side of To Kalon. Rich, unctuous and bold, the 2012 delivers considerable nuance for such an unapologetically sumptuous, hedonistic Cabernet.

Producer Information

Morlet Family Vineyards is a wine producer located in St. Helena, California. It produces a range of single-vineyard wines from Napa Valley and Sonoma County, from the area’s key grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah. The estate was founded by Jodie and Luc Morlet, whose family owns Pierre Morlet & Fils in Champagne, France. The estate consists of vineyards in Oakville, St. Helena, and Knights Valley, and has long-terrm contracts with vineyards in Fort Ross-Seaview, Russian River Valley, Bennett Valley, Dry Creek and Napa Valley. Each site is planted to the grape varieties that respond best to the individual terroir. Morlet’s approach to winemaking is minimalist and Old World in style, using classical techniques from Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne. The grapes are picked by hand, then destemmed and double-sorted when they reach the St. Helena winery. Native yeasts carry out the fermentation process, and wines are aged in French oak barrels before release. Morlet Family Vineyard’s wines are sold through mailing list and in high-profile restaurants around the world. Top-rated wines from the estate include the white Bordeaux-style blend La Proportion Dorée, the Bouquet Garni Syrah, the Coeur de Vallée Cabernet Sauvignon. There are also multiple expressions of Pinot Noir from the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA.