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L'esperta di vini californiana Elin McCoy traccia l'ascensione dei vigneti della famiglia Trefethen di Napa e condivide le sue note di degustazione dalla loro collezione di vini, tra cui Library Selection Chardonnay e Cabernet Sauvignons dal 1979 al 2015 ...
Nel 2014, quando un forte terremoto ha scosso la Napa Valley, la zucca dei Trefethen Family Vineyards ha colorato 19thcantina in legno del secolo quasi crollata.
Pendendo in modo precario, l'enorme edificio sembrava una causa persa, ma i Trefethen hanno assunto un equipaggio per rimetterlo in piedi e hanno trascorso 33 mesi a ripristinarlo.
Questo tipo di determinazione è uno dei motivi per cui la tenuta vinicola di famiglia nel distretto di Oak Knoll di Napa ha prosperato sin dalla sua fondazione, 50 anni fa.
Esistevano solo 25 aziende vinicole a Napa quando Eugene Trefethen e sua moglie acquistarono una fatiscente cantina fantasma di 440 acri nel 1968 e iniziarono a piantare viti sui terreni ghiaiosi del loro ranch principale. Il loro figlio John e sua moglie Janet pubblicarono il primo vino commerciale, uno Chardonnay, nel 1973.
'Abbiamo usato botti Bourbon perché avevamo letto che avremmo dovuto invecchiare lo chardonnay in rovere', ha detto Janet, mentre abbiamo provato diverse annate più vecchie del loro famoso bianco.
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Le annate sottostanti sono elencate nel seguente ordine:
Cabernet Sauvignons - 2015, 2011, 2008, 2006, 1999, 1986, 1979
Chardonnays - 2011, 1991, 1985
