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\"\"<\/a>MacDonald Vineyards – Snail Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n

OAKVILLE<\/p>\n

PO Box 91<\/p>\n

tel. (707) 225-7264<\/p>\n

www.macdonaldvineyards.com<\/p>\n

info@macdonaldvineyards.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

15 ac – 4,100 bt<\/p>\n

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\u2018\u2018Though the vineyard has never seen systemic sprays in the family\u2019s 64 years of conservancy, they are just beginning the process of organic certification\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

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In 1868 Hamilton Crab arrive to the Napa Valley, bought a swath of land near the hamlet of Oakville, and swiftly set to planting 400 varieties of vines. His holdings swelled to 510 acres, which he artfully called To-Kalon (Greek for the most beautiful) and the wines from his ample experiment eventually won more awards than any other pre-Prohibition winery. Phylloxera later decimated the valley and the property was refashioned as a cherry farm. In 1954 the great-grandfather of current stewards Alex and Graeme MacDonald bought a plot of land within the original To-Kalon estate and replanted it to grapes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Though now associated with the Mondavi winery, the name To-Kalon refers to the large 1868 property, of which the MacDonalds own 21 of the most gravel-rich acres, now home to 20-, 40-, and 64-year old vines. Despite never having met their great-grandfather, they have continued his tradition of farming with near fanatical attention to detail and and intimate knowledge of each individual vine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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WINES <\/strong><\/p>\n

To say that the Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (Great wine)<\/strong> is unique would be an understatement; you simply have never tasted anything like it. Black fruits and a savory intensity usually reserved for Japanese kitchens waft from the glass pre-swirl and the complexity of the nose is reflected on the palate twofold. It\u2019s all buoyed by a streak of lively acidity leaving you with a vivacious finish.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>FERTILIZERS compost<\/p>\n

PLANT PROTECTION copper and sulfur<\/p>\n

WEED CONTROL mechanical, mowing<\/p>\n

YEASTS spontaneous fermentation<\/p>\n

GRAPES 100% estate-grown<\/p>\n

CERTIFICATION none<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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