Kukeri Howell Mountain Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend // 2 Bottles

Kukeri Wines
Petar Kirilov, founder and winemaker of Kukeri Wines, grew up in Bulgaria, and graduated from the prestigious University of Food Technologies with a master’s degree in winemaking. He has worked at Truchard Vineyards, Meadowcroft Wines and Foyt Wines as a winemaker and created Kukeri Wines to focus on the production of small-lot quality wines from single vineyards.

Kukeri Wines source grapes from some of the most unusual vineyards in Napa Valley and Sonoma County. "We treat that fruit as gently as possible, producing small lots of quality wines that display the complexity, power, finesse, and specific terroir of Cabernet Sauvignon grown in Mount Veeder, and Pinot Noir from Petaluma Gap, Los Carneros, and Russian River Valley." Kukeri refers to a pagan Bulgarian ritual that may date back as far as 8,000 years to the ancient Thracians – and to Dionysus, the god associated with wine, fertility, and rebirth. The festival is replete with mystical symbolism, steeped as it is in a tradition representing the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.

2020 Kukeri Proprietary Red Blend, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley - 2 Bottles
Gold Medal, 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
The grapes for our 2020 Kukeri Proprietary Red Blend come from one of the highest-elevated vineyards in Napa Valley located on Howell Mountain with 1400-foot elevation. The mountain’s well-drained and rocky volcanic soils and the moderate climate is perfect for growing full-bodied and concentrated Bordeaux variety grapes.

True to the Howell Mountain appellation, our 2020 Kukeri Proprietary Red Blend is made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petite Verdot exhibit dark concentrated fruit flavors of wild berries, black plums, and cigar box with exotic spices. On the pallet rich and concentrated flavors of black cherries, and cassis with well-integrated fine-grained tannins with refreshing acidity. A hint of mountain forest, cedar and rich vanilla French oak flavors also combine these aromatics to create this massively rich full-bodied mountain Bordeaux red blend. This wine it is a superb candidate for cellaring and should mature well over the next 7 years.

Varietal Blend: 45.6% Cabernet Sauvignon; 45.5 % Merlot, 4.8% Cabernet Franc; 4.1% Petit Verdot
Appellation: Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
Barrel Regime: Gently pressed and aged on fine lees for 19 months in 100% French oak barrels to preserve the delicate notes and mouth feel.
Alcohol: 14.8%
Production: 150 cases

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