Master’s Blend Napa Valley Red
Country | USA |
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Region | California |
Producer | Peter Paul Wines |
Size | 750mL |
Style | Red |
Grapes | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
Other Features | Indigenous yeasts, Unfiltered, Unfined |
58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot and Merlot. Produced in the spirit of the Bordeaux blending tradition, the Master’s Blend was crafted by GM, Winemaker and Master of Wine, Martin Reyes, as a unique expression of the balanced depth of Napa Valley reds. Sourced from a combination of Rutherford, (red-fruit purity), St. Helena (sinewy muscularity), and Calistoga (sensuous texture), this red blend inhabits the space where power – the heavy concentration that Napa is known for—makes room for a calmer, graceful strength. In the winery, the wine experienced minimal racking with 26-month aging in new French Oak (75% new), and was bottled unfined and unfiltered. A patient bottle-aged release allowed the components to fully integrate.
Building upon the glorious results of the 2018 baseline Napa Valley Cabernet quality, the Master’s Blend finds new dimensions of complexity and expressiveness by blending the edgy allure of Cabernet Franc, and the compelling seasoning of Petit Verdot. With cedar and tobacco leaf, an olive savor offsetting black and red fruits balanced by notes of leather and black cherry, this wine delivers intensity and extract without having to raise its voice. A deeply rewarding wine that captures Peter Paul’s core philosophy of balanced winemaking while paying homage to the artistry of Bordeaux’s blending tradition. Cellar Worthy for 10-15 years.
Cases Produced: 186 cases, 5 magnum cases, 2 Jeroboams 1 Methuselah
About the Producer
Peter Paul Wines seeks to showcase the sunny, easygoing temperament of fruit grown in California without losing the more refined elements of the grape’s DNA and European heritage. Each of their wines presents the hallmark characteristics of the terroir, while hitting that sweet spot of ripe but not overblown, elegant but not anemic, with everything in proper proportion.
When Peter was a just a teenager in the early 1960s, his father purchased a case of Château d’Yquem on sale at $10 a bottle and he became hooked on wine before being old enough to buy it. Meanwhile a job in the financial services industry brought him to Southern California in 1975. Two years later, Peter “escaped” to northern California where wine country beckoned as it always does. Today, Peter is the CEO of Headlands Asset Management LLC, an investment management company he founded in 2008. But for Peter, becoming a vintner was clearly something that was going to happen sooner or later. In 2002, the first vintage of Peter Paul Wines was bottled. Over a decade and numerous critical scores and awards later, Peter Paul Wines is a well-respected yet small virtual California winery. With barely 2,000 cases produced annually, Peter Paul sources grapes from select vineyards in both Napa and Sonoma counties.
Martin Reyes is the GM and winemaker at Peter Paul Wines. A first-generation American, Martin is the first Master of Wine of Mexican descent. With a 16-year career as a respected buyer, importer, and educator, he has held influential roles in many sectors of the industry. Martin’s wine story began with an over-indulgent dinner while studying in Paris as a Stanford undergrad and, by 2003, he was stocking shelves at his local wine shop. After working the retail side for several years, Martin became the principal buyer for an importer operating prominent wine club programs for partners like The New York Times and Williams-Sonoma. In 2015, he was named one of Wine Enthusiast’s Top Forty under Forty Tastemakers. In his free time, Martin teaches WSET courses, attempts to become fluent in a fifth language, and raises his daughter trilingually, together with his wife in Vallejo, CA.
Trevor Smith acts as vineyard and winemaking consultant. Born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, he attended Texas A&M University and received a BA in History. After three years in the service, he began working in wine retail in Dallas, Texas before returning to Oregon and working on the production side. After winemaking stints in the Willamette Valley, Barossa Valley and Napa Valley he has settled in Sonoma County and joined the Peter Paul team in 2020.
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