http://www.garyswine.com/fine_wine/california/13124.htmlCategory: California
Size: 750 ml
Brand: Selene Wines
Region: Napa Valley
Varietal: Cabernet Franc / Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon
Style: Red Wine
Price: $62.99
2010 May Wine Club Premiere Selection
Winemaker Mia Klein really earned her stripes as a consulting winemaker before finally beginning her own wine label. Her resume reads like a who's who of Napa wineries: she worked her way up to assistant winemaker under the venerable Cathy Corison (see second Premiere selection) at Chappellet before going on to make wine for Spottswoode, Araujo, Viader, Dalla Valle, Bressler and Palmaz. In 2003 Food and Wine magazine named her "Winemaker of the Year."
But it's her own Selene label that's Mia's personal expression of winemaking. The Cabernet Franc (60%) and Merlot (22%) both came from the Frediani Family vineyard and were picked and co-fermented together, creating a rare seamlessness to the blend. Cabernet Sauvignon (18%) from the hailed Stagecoach Vineyard in Oakville joined the party later, imparting a deep blackberry flavor to the profile of the wine. Parker found flavors of sweet cherry, licorice and spicebox, noting, "It is a broad, savory, rich, full-bodied red that retains the hallmark elegance and purity for which Mia Klein’s winemaking is known."
"Selene" was named after a Greek moon goddess, a tribute to the important role the moon and its influence on nature plays in a winemaker's life. But the Chesler bottling may be the most personal to Mia, as it carries a picture of her own mom waterskiing on the front label.
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