Tasting Notes
A deep, inky wine, the 2012 possesses unreal concentration and gravelly tannins.
Intense floral notes of Sweet rose petal, with aromas of black raspberry, plum, minerals, tobacco and mocha.
The finely-sculpted pallet relays fresh bramble fruit bursting from the glass while hints of cedar and lavender add nuance on the delineated, layered finish.
Grape Varieties
80% Cabernet Sauvignon
12% Merlot
8% Petit Verdot
Production & Technical Data
Alcohol: 14%
Total Acid: 6.3 g/L
pH: 3.59
This wine benefits from an extended decanting
Old world style, new world flavor
Long-Term Wine Co. brings together the earthy fruit character of Napa Valley with the classic complexity of Cabernet. The goal of LTWC is to let the quality of Napa Valley Cabernet shine vintage to vintage. What you’ll find is the juicy flavor of Napa Valley’s warm climate carried through a body of polished tannin and pleasing length, a balanced wine with alluring flavor. Napa’s heritage Cabernet reaches to the best of Bordeaux, offering the excellence of the Old World with the fresh flavors of California. LTWC captures such heritage, giving the highest quality at a beautiful price
winemaker: Steve Matthiasson
Four time James Beard Nominated and celebrated as The San Francisco Chronicle’s 2014 Winemaker of the Year, Steve Matthiasson brings to Convexity his expertise on vineyard management and winemaking. Matthiasson’s experience has placed him as a leader in sustainable vineyard development in Napa Valley. His quality winemaking has been celebrated by Food & Wine, The Wine Spectator, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Wall Street Journal, as well as being a main focus in the book The New California Wine by Jon Bonne. Matthiasson began making wine in Napa Valley in 2003.
In making Convexity, winemaker Steve Matthiasson expresses the unique character of Napa Cabernet. To showcase that quality, the Long-Term Wine Company team selects the best vineyard sites, and superior grapes from the Napa Valley. Convexity shows the result. The wine offers mouthwatering flavor from the warm sun of Napa brought together with the focused energy and flinty tension of outstanding Cabernet, a juicy, balanced wine with beautiful flavor.
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