Post And Beam Cabernet by Far Niente
| Vintage: | 2021 |
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| Description: | Tasting Notes\r\nThe 2021 Post & Beam Cabernet Sauvignon exudes a vibrant perfume of wild raspberry preserves with hints of clove and confectionery spice that envelop the nose. Round and textured on the palate, the entry is layered with soft red fruit flavors, supported by leather, cassis and elegant botanical accents on the mid-palate and lovely notes of toasted espresso beans on the finish.\r\nAbout Far Niente\r\nFar Niente Winery was established\u00a0in 1885 by John Benson, a forty-niner of the California gold rush and uncle of the famous American impressionist painter, Winslow Homer. Benson hired architect Hamden McIntyre, creator of the former Christian Brothers winery\u2014now the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone\u2014to design the building. Constructed against a hillside in western Oakville, Far Niente functioned as a gravity flow winery, gently moving the grapes through each stage of production.\r\nFar Niente prospered until the onset of Prohibition in 1919, when it was abandoned and left to fall into disrepair. Sixty years later, in 1979, Gil Nickel purchased the winery and adjacent vineyard and began a three-year restoration of the property, which resulted in placement on the National Register of Historical Places. During restoration, the original name, Far Niente, from an Italian phrase that romantically translated means \u201cwithout a care,\u201d was found carved in stone on the front of the building where it remains to this day. We felt an obligation to preserve the name with the hope that we could recapture a bygone era when life was indeed without a care.\r\nNineteen eighty-two marked the return of winemaking to Far Niente, with the harvest of the winery\u2019s first Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay was also produced at the winery for the first time that year; the 1979, \u201980 and \u201981 vintage wines were made at an offsite location. Today, the winery continues to focus on producing only the two varietal wines.\r\nWhy Post & Beam?\r\nNamed for the simple yet elegant barns that dot the American landscape as an enduring reminder of our history, Post & Beam represents craftsmanship, tradition, legacy, and purity. There\u2019s nothing unnecessary or overly complicated about a post and beam barn. It just works beautifully. The same can be said for our wines. They are simple, elegant, pure expressions of each grape in its finest form.\r\nPost & Beam wines are the consummate examples of Cabernet and Chardonnay and nothing else. And for people who truly love wine, that\u2019s usually more than enough. |
| Price: | $ 44.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on July 19, 2023.
