Scarecrow 2023

Scarecrow 2023

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Scarecrow 2023
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HED06698

75 cl

14.9%
£875.00
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Scarecrow is one of Rutherford`s great cult Cabernets, made from historic vines, some planted as far back as 1945, on the valley`s classic alluvial soils. The 2023 shows blackcurrant, dark cherry, graphite and subtle floral notes on the nose, with dense, layered dark fruit, fine-grained tannins and a mineral streak running through the mid-palate. The finish is long, polished and balanced. 2023 is regarded as a superb Napa vintage, and critics have praised this wine`s precision and depth. Best enjoyed from the early 2030s, though it will age well beyond that.

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A New Name in a Historic Vineyard

The J.J. Cohn Estate that produces Scarecrow borders what was once the legendary vineyard of Inglenook winemaker Gustave Niebaum. In 1945, the then owner John Daniel convinced his neighbour, J.J. Cohn, to plant eighty acres of Cabernet vines on the 180-acre parcel Cohn had purchased a few years prior.

The property served as a summer retreat for Cohn’s wife and their family and J. J had no ambitions to become a winemaker himself, but Daniel promised to buy his grapes, so Cohn planted vines. J.J. Cohn fruit figured prominently in Inglenook’s superlative Cabernet Sauvignons of the post-war era, and has more recently gone into wines of such renown as Opus One, Niebaum-Coppola, Duckhorn, Insignia and Etude. This is an estate with a formidable pedigree that continues to make some of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa. The winemaker is Celia Welch - one of Napa's most experienced.

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