Corison, Cabernet Sauvignon
Corison, Cabernet Sauvignon

Corison, Cabernet Sauvignon

California, United States 2017 (750mL)
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Corison, Cabernet Sauvignon

After an introductory wine course at Pomona College some 40-odd years ago (taught by author John Haeger, no less), Cathy Corison became enamored with the subject (her majoring in biology was perhaps an influential factor). She went on to obtain a Master’s in Enology at UC Davis and followed that up with stints at various wineries including Freemark Abbey, Staglin, and Chappellet. It was during her tenure at the latter when she began purchasing grapes and using rented spaces to craft small-batch wines. After eight years of honing her craft and producing great wines for others, her purchase of Kronos Vineyard—now the source of her top-of-the-line wine—solidified her presence in Napa. Four years later (1999), Cathy and her husband, William Martin, began building their winery/barn hybrid directly adjacent to Kronos. 


For three decades, Corison has sourced from three highly regarded benchland vineyards, considered to have the best terroirs due to their gentle slope, sun exposure, and classic Bale gravelly loam soils. Today, Corison follows organic practices, promotes biodiversity, and is trending toward dry farming—a Napa rarity. In the winery, Cathy intervenes minimally to achieve the purest and most elegant expressions of Cabernet Sauvignon. 

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United States

Washington

Columbia Valley

Like many Washington wines, the “Columbia Valley” indication only tells part of the story: Columbia Valley covers a huge swath of Central
Washington, within which are a wide array of smaller AVAs (appellations).

Oregon

Willamette Valley

Oregon’s Willamette Valley has become an elite winegrowing zone in record time. Pioneering vintner David Lett, of The Eyrie Vineyard, planted the first Pinot Noir in the region in 1965, soon to be followed by a cadre of forward-thinking growers who (correctly) saw their wines as America’s answer to French
Burgundies. Today, the Willamette
Valley is indeed compared favorably to Burgundy, Pinot Noir’s spiritual home. And while Pinot Noir accounts for 64% of Oregon’s vineyard plantings, there are cool-climate whites that must not be missed.

California

Santa Barbara

Among the unique features of Santa Barbara County appellations like Ballard Canyon (a sub-zone of the Santa Ynez Valley AVA), is that it has a cool, Pacific-influenced climate juxtaposed with the intense luminosity of a southerly
latitude (the 34th parallel). Ballard Canyon has a more north-south orientation compared to most Santa Barbara AVAs, with soils of sandy
clay/loam and limestone.

California

Paso Robles

Situated at an elevation of 1,600 feet, it is rooted in soils of sandy loam and falls within the Highlands District of the Paso Robles AVA.

New York

North Fork

Wine growers and producers on Long Island’s North Fork have traditionally compared their terroir to that of Bordeaux and have focused on French varieties such as Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

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