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Cosentino Winery

2000 Charbono
Varietal/Style: Charbono
Origin: Napa Valley
Vintage: 2003
Winemaker: Mitch Cosentino
Rating: 14/20
Retail Price: $25

Tasting Notes: It’s time to talk about that obscure Italian varietal. For this bottling, the grapes were selected from the Gary Heitz family vineyard in Napa Valley. This robust and rustic wine, which was aged for three years in French oak barrels, has an even red color and fruity flavors. It is quite gentle in the mouth and delivers complex flavors from cocoa to spice via leather. The finish lingers and is a bit hot. Leave it aside for a few years and you will have a great wine for steak on a cold winter night—that is, if you manage to get one of the 640 bottles produced. (Date tasted: 03/11/05)

Profile: One of the first wineries you encounter on the way north into Napa Valley is Cosentino, founded by Mitch Cosentino, who is also involved in two other projects, CE2V Estate Winery and Crystal Valley Cellars. Together, these result in more than 40 wines from 20 varietals. Cosentino Winery is known for small, distinctive vineyard lots, a "micro" approach to winemaking, and exotic brand names, such as the Novelist Meritage White and the Poet Meritage Red. The winery produces over thirty limited-production wines from more than fifteen grape varietals. Along with the winery's offices and production facilities, the tasting room and gift shop are located at the primary address on Hwy 89.


Address:
7415 St. Helena Hwy.
Yountville, CA 94599
Phone: 707-944-1220
Website: www.cosentino.com
Email: finewines@cosentinowinery.com


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