2012 Spring Mountain Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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Spring Mountain Vineyard Winery as it exists today is actually the composition of three formerly separate vineyards and wineries, known as Miravalle, Chevalier, and La Perla, that date back to the late 1800s. In the early to mid-1990s, the current owners of the winery purchased the three vineyard sites and combined them into one estate, then replanted much of the property into closer rows of high-density Cabernet and Merlot, as well as other Bordeaux and Rhone varieties, many of which used the "Gobolet method," a technique that trains vines to grow vertically (therefore allowing more per row) and was the method of choice in the region during the late 19th century. The first crop of Gobolet vines was harvested in 2000 and since 2010 the estate has been certified organic, making some of the purest and eco-friendly wines in the valley.