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A especialista em vinhos californiana Elin McCoy mapeia a ascensão dos Trefethen Family Vineyards de Napa e compartilha suas notas de degustação de sua coleção de vinhos, incluindo Library Selection Chardonnay e Cabernet Sauvignons de 1979-2015 ...
Em 2014, quando um grande terremoto sacudiu o Vale do Napa, a abóbora dos Trefethen Family Vineyards coloriu 19ºa vinícola de madeira do século quase entrou em colapso.
Inclinado precariamente, o enorme edifício parecia uma causa perdida, mas o Trefethens contratou uma equipe para colocá-lo em pé e passou 33 meses restaurando-o.
Esse tipo de determinação é um dos motivos pelos quais a propriedade vinícola da família no distrito de Oak Knoll, em Napa, prosperou desde sua fundação, há 50 anos.
Apenas 25 vinícolas existiam em Napa quando Eugene Trefethen e sua esposa compraram uma dilapidada vinícola fantasma de 440 acres em 1968 e começaram a plantar vinhas nos solos de cascalho de seu rancho principal. Seu filho John e sua esposa Janet lançaram o primeiro vinho comercial, um Chardonnay, em 1973.
'Usamos barris de Bourbon porque lemos que deveríamos envelhecer o chardonnay em carvalho', disse Janet, enquanto provávamos várias safras mais antigas de seu famoso branco.
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As safras abaixo estão listadas na seguinte ordem:
Cabernet Sauvignons - 2015, 2011, 2008, 2006, 1999, 1986, 1979
Chardonnays - 2011, 1991, 1985
