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Peter first fell in love with the Napa Valley while attending college at USC in Los Angeles. During a trip north in 1973 to attend a USC Stanford football game (which for you football fans USC won the game in a 1 point squeaker), his friends took him north to Napa for some wine tasting. Knowing next to nothing about wine he soon became taken in with the industry. His career path was outside the wine industry until 1999 when he retired from law in San Diego. During the mid 1990's he spent 2.5 years looking for a prime piece of hillside Napa property before settling on the totally undeveloped brush covered land on some of the highest slopes of the Diamond Mountain Appellation. The trail to the vineyard is short and ends at a deck that affords one 180 degree views of the Napa Valley and nearby mountains including the tallest, Mt. St. Helena. This is about as personal a tasting experience as you will find in Napa Valley. This winery produces one vintage each year - a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine will always be predominately Cabernet Sauvignon based but the other varietals in the blend will change depending on the vintage. There are several clones planted on this hillside vineyard and during the wine making, each clone is treated separately. As a result, the individual clones are fermented and aged apart from each other - this gives the winemaker additional options when putting the final blend together. For instance if there is a block of the vineyard that isn't up to their quality standards, it will be left out of the final blend. This wine has a loyal following. It tends to receive a bit more age then many wineries' current releases. We tried the 2003 vintage. It has a solid backbone, rich in black fruit including cherry with a wonderful smooth mouth-feel. It is what you expect of high end Napa area hillside grown fruit. Peter also has a background in geology and each part of the vineyard was carefully planted based on soil type in relation to which varietals would grow the best. Ask about his special tastings - either a lunch or dinner is prepared by himself with several area wines included as well as a vertical tasting of his own Cabernets. We had a peak at his menu and the entrees are sure to make your mouth water from the Gran Padano Italian cheese to the dry rubbed Chateaubriand. These events are available by appointment from mid July through the end of October. Visit: www.andrewgeoffrey.com |
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