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Robert Foley Wines is a wine producer located on Howell Mountain in the Napa Valley. Proprietor Robert Foley is a renowned winemaker—one of a select few that has been making wine in the region since the 1970s. Foley released wine under his own label in 1998—the flagship Claret, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The winery is best known for production of concentrated red wines from the Napa Valley.
Robert Foley Wines owns an estate vineyard on Howell Mountain planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Foley sources grapes from a number of growers in the Napa Valley, focusing on fruit from hillside locations with well-draining soils. The wine portfolio is largely made up of big, rich reds and some less common varietal wines from the area including Petite Sirah and Charbono—the estate is the largest producer of the variety in the world.
An extensive cave system was built at Foley's winemaking facilities in 2008 and houses more than 1500 barrels for wine aging. The estate's top wine, Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, is made from single vineyard estate-grown fruit at an elevation of 2000 feet (610m), producing only enough fruit for a production of around 100 cases annually. In total, Robert Foley Wines produces around 8000 cases a year.
| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
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| Vintage | 2001 |
| Rating | RP99/WS96/ST95 |
| Bottle Size | 1500 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Location | North Coast |
| Producer | Robert Foley Vineyards |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Rating | RP99 - The virtually perfect 2001 Claret 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot is a tour de force in winemaking. It possesses extraordinary concentration intensity purity and ripeness yet retains an elegant style. With a spectacular perfume of blackberry liqueur cassis acacia flowers graphite espresso roast and chocolate as well as a 60-second finish this long dense 2001 is still primary but already fun to drink. |
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| Wine Spectator | WS96 |
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| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2001 |
| Rating | RP99/WS96/ST95 |
| Bottle Size | 1500 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Location | North Coast |
| Producer | Robert Foley Vineyards |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2001 |
| Rating | RP99/WS96/ST95 |
| Bottle Size | 1500 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Location | North Coast |
| Producer | Robert Foley Vineyards |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2001 |
| Rating | RP99/WS96/ST95 |
| Barrels |
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| Style |
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| Owners |
Robert Foley |
| Region | California |
| Location | North Coast |
| Producer | Robert Foley Vineyards |
| Winemaker |
Robert Foley |
| Production |
600 cases only |
| Robert Parker Rating | 99 RP - The virtually perfect 2001 Claret (80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot) is a tour de force in winemaking. It possesses extraordinary concentration, intensity, purity, and ripeness, yet retains an elegant style. With a spectacular perfume of blackberry liqueur, cassis, acacia flowers, graphite, espresso roast, and chocolate as well as a 60-second finish, this long, dense 2001 is still primary, but already fun to drink. |
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| Antonio Galloni Rating | Saturated bright ruby. Extroverted aromas of cassis, blackberry, minerals and dark chocolate show a strong element of torrefaction. Then lush, smooth and extremely deep, with terrific vinosity giving the wine the texture of a great Medoc wine. With its complicating notes of cedar, coffee, earth and tobacco, this is quite different in style than the outstanding Pride Reserve Claret that's also made by Bob Foley. Finishes with powerful, brooding tannins and great palate-staining persistence. |
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| Wine Spectator Rating | WS96 - An intense and powerful Cabernet blend, with intense, vibrant, concentrated currant and blackberry flavors that show off exotic spicy fragrances, finishing with a potent aftertaste that gushes with fruit and tannins. A genuinely exciting wine with fascinating flavors and balance. |
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