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Switchback Ridge
When immigrants Eliza and Mads Peterson purchased a 100-acre plot of land on the valley floor in Napa in 1914, they never expected it to become their family’s legacy for generations to come. After transforming their beloved Zinfandel vines into a prune orchard during Prohibition, the estate, with the assistance of fourth-generation workers, made its way back to growing grapes. As a family effort in 1999, and with the help of winemaker Bob Foley, the newly named Switchback Ridge Vineyards were able to produce their first vintage. Today, there are 21 acres under vines growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petite Sirah, and Founder/ Managing Partner Kelly Peterson continues the tradition that her great-grandfather Mads began nearly 100 years ago.
Tasting Notes
- WA98
- The other-worldly 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Peterson Family Vineyard is ... to die for! Given its quality, the price is surprisingly realistic, considering how many California North Coast mediocrities fetch three digit prices. This opaque purple-colored Cabernet exhibits wonderfully sweet aromas of melted licorice intermixed with cedar wood, black currant liqueur, chocolate, and spice box. This full-throttle, unctuously-textured, dense, broad, pure, impeccably balanced, expansive 2001 is mouth-coating in its richness and intensity. It can be drunk with great pleasure, or cellared for 15-20 years. Wow!
- WS94
- A fabulous young wine. Ultrarich and harmonious, with ripe, supple tannins wrapped around a delicious core of currant, blackberry, vanilla, espresso bean and mocha, gliding to a long, sensual finish with lots of rich, intricate flavors.
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