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Etude Vineyards

Based in the Carneros region of California’s Napa Valley, Etude is a Pinot Noir-dominant producer with a focus on musical expression. Founded in 1982, a year before the Carneros AVA was officially founded, by Tony Soter, the winery was acquired in recent years by Treasury Wine Estates. Etude wines are unique because, as opposed to the rest of Napa Valley, the Carneros sub-region is significantly cooler thanks to breezes from the San Pablo Bay, and can grow delicate, bright, and balanced styles of Pinot Noir. Although their flagship is Pinot Noir, the winery also produces bottlings of Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from Rutherford and St. Helena as well as Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc.

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2002
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750ml
WA(+)94
WS92
WA94
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Tasting Notes

WA94
The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford, which also comes from the Cohn Vineyard, displays sweet cedary notes intermixed with kirsch, black currant, spicy oak and damp earth. This is a beautifully made wine, elegant yet powerful, rich, full-bodied and opulent, with some slight tannin to shed in the finish. It should hit its peak in another 3-4 years and last for up to 15. Rating: 94+ Points
WS92
Supple and harmonious, with richness joined by a classy elegance, offering a range of understated currant, black cherry and plummy Cabernet fruit. The tannins are soft and fleshy, with a nice push of fruit complexity on the finish.

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