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Carne Humana - Napa Valley Red 2012 (750ml)
Price: $39.99
Sale Price: $29.99
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Joseph Wagner Does It Again!
| Producer | Carne Humana |
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| Country | United States |
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| Region | California |
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| Subregion | Napa Valley |
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| Varietal | Red Blend |
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| Vintage | 2012 |
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| Sku | 19777 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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For our 2012 Carne Humana Proprietary Red Wine we blended 100% Napa Valley fruit, the preponderance of which was grown within the borders of the original Rancho Carne Humana. All of the fruit was co-fermented and barrel-aged as unique blends. This allowed the various grape types to integrate with each other early on, and also for the different vineyards to achieve greater harmony in the final blend. After an extended maceration of almost 60 days, we aged the wine in a combination of new and seasoned French oak barrels for about 18 months.
This is a propriatary blend so of course the recipe is a closely guarded secret however may we suggest; Petite Sirah (providing structure, inky color and dark chocolate), Zinfandel (adding lively acidity and dark red fruit), Petit Verdot (contributing firm tannins, violet and anise notes) and finally Syrah (lending bacon, blackberry and black pepper.) Yummy!
Carne Humana Description
In 1841, General Mariano Vallejo granted Edward Bale prime territory between St. Helena and Calistoga. Oddly, Bale named his new holding, Rancho Carne Humana. A bit of an eccentric and a lover of the bottle, Dr. Bale’s reason for the macabre title (literally meaning human flesh) remains a Napa Valley mystery.
Carne Humana begins as a selective “field blend,” with the grapes meeting in the cellar at harvest. Our process of co-fermenting – blending different varieties together prior to fermentation – allows the strengths in each grape to meld into a richly balanced red wine with seamless depth and subtle texture.
Winemakers Joseph Wagner & Derek Beitler
