St. Helena, Napa Valley, Nov. 15, 2022 — Newton Winery is proud to have fun the 30th anniversary of its hallmark wine, “The Puzzle.” A flagship for Newton since 1992, The Puzzle places the items collectively to kind an image that blends totally different terroirs and the 5 basic Bordeaux grape varieties right into a singular mountain wine. “It’s an honor to proceed highlighting this wine’s vivacious character and mountain character,” says head of winemaking Andrew Holve.
Initially, this historic wine was produced from a single winery block on Newton’s Spring Mountain property that was formed like a puzzle piece. Envisioned by founder Peter Newton as a basic Cabernet Sauvignon, over time The Puzzle has advanced to develop into a Bordeaux-style mix with totally different varieties, kinds, methods and estate-owned winery sources. “We wish to let every classic have its personal distinctive character and distinctive drinkability,” explains Holve. “With time we’ve seen this mix evolve to not solely showcase Cabernet Sauvignon but additionally spotlight a few of the different varieties that thrive within the mountain terroir of the Mayacamas vary like Cabernet Franc and Malbec.”
With Cabernet Sauvignon as its spine, Newton The Puzzle gives a darkish fruit profile, with spherical generosity from Merlot and an intriguing, spicy Herbs de Provence be aware from Cabernet Franc. Petit Verdot and Malbec full the complete portrait.
“There may be an oft-cited adage that claims, ‘all the things I do know I discovered after 30’ and I discover this fairly becoming for our celebration of The Puzzle’s thirtieth anniversary,” says Holve. “We have fun all that has been produced over the previous 30 years and look to those wines as a basis and guiding pillar for our post-fire redevelopment of the Spring Mountain property. The actual studying begins now and I sit up for ushering within the subsequent ideation of The Puzzle mix and to seeing the brand new heights that may be achieved.”
About Newton Winery
Newton Winery was based in 1977 by English businessman Peter Newton, an eclectic innovator with a pioneering spirit and a deep respect for nature. Peter’s formidable quest was to create mountain wines that embrace contrasts, delivering a basic freshness and precision whereas inviting the supple ripeness that Napa’s local weather gives. Peter left the valley flooring to plant new vineyards on Spring Mountain’s steep hillsides, whose volcanic, well-draining soils would ship a particular Cabernet Sauvignon expression. He additionally explored Carneros, the place the affect of the ocean would form a multidimensional Chardonnay. To unlock the terroir’s full potential, Peter turned to a time-honored Burgundian method: Unfiltered winemaking. Dedicated to sustainable practices from the start, Newton now has CCOF natural certification for 3 of its property vineyards. A part of the LVMH portfolio since 2001, Newton continues to champion mountain vineyards and their unfiltered, truthful terroir expression.
