Crafted by winemaker Aaron Pott, this Cabernet Sauvignon is blended with small amounts of aromatic Cabernet Franc from the White Cottage Ranch at the high altitudes of Howell Mountain. ( Only 250 Cases Produced)
Vineyard Name: White Cottage Ranch
Owners: Dennis & Adele Johns
Appellation: Howell Mountain
Location: The historic White Cottage Ranch is located on White Cottage Road at College in Angwin.
Landscape: Varied gentle slopes to steep slopes with tall pines and nesting hawks.
Soil Type: Aiken Series made from volcanic debris with high iron content and Boomer Series. These soils formed in material weathered from mixed igneous rocks.
Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon 98% and Cabernet Franc 2%
Climate: A cool, almost alpine feel with warmer nights than the valley floor. Well above the fog layer. Snow sometimes in winter. Particular Farming Methods: Farming directed by talented winemaker Dennis Johns and Carlos Mendez. A very smart trellising system perfected by Carneros Merlot pioneer and cowboy raconteur, Abbott Williams.
Pott Wine represents the culmination of 20 years of professional winemaking experience. It reflects our love of wine, not only of tasting but of enjoying it with friends and not being afraid to get a little loopy.
Pott Wine is a reflection and an homage to those wines that brought tears to my eyes; a 1959 Romanée-Conti, a '47 Château Petrus, a 1971 Aßmannshäusen Hollenberg Spätburgunder, a '70 Mayacamas, a ’54 BV Georges De Latour.
Pott Wine is an historical journey into a forgotten time of Napa Valley wines; a time of balance, elegance and respect of terroir.
Working in all of the great appellations of the Napa Valley in the vineyards of friends (some of which I helped to plant) we are able to obtain grapes that express the wonderful idiosyncrasy of their place and time.
We hope that with Pott Wine we can really show the outer limits of wine from the Napa Valley, putting site and appellation in the forefront and winemaking in the background.
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