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Reviews by Antonio Galloni
Quite simply, these are gorgeous mountain Cabernets endowed with real class and pedigree.
2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
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Northern California Winemakers Shift Practices Amid Drought Emergency by Stacy Briscoe
Elizabeth Tangney, viticulturist and winemaker at Cornell Vineyards, spent the last eight months revitalizing the mountain-top property...
May 2021. Read more on their website.
The Complex Science of Assessing California’s Fire-Damaged Vines
Bracing for another fire season, Napa and Sonoma viticulturists decide whether to replant or revitalize many vineyards that burned in 2020
April 2021. Read more on their website.
Survivor Vines by Stacy Briscoe
I am here to talk to [Elizabeth Tangney] about vineyards: assessing that damage, determining vine vigour, and making the hard decision — to replant or revitalise?
March 2021. Read more on their website.
12 Wines That Serious Collectors Don't Want You to Know About by Jonathan Cristaldi
Incredible bottles that are enjoyable now and will age gracefully for many years to come.
March 2021. Read more on their website.
11 Stellar Low-Alcohol Wines That Will Change How You Think About Low-Alcohol Wines by Sara Schneider
Perched high on the ridge where Sonoma meets Napa, the new-ish Cornell Vineyards should be on your radar.
February 2020. Read more on their website.
WINEMAKER OF THE YEAR BY ESTHER MOBLEY
Respectful of the classics, but subtly subversive: That, in a phrase, is why Françoise Peschon is The Chronicle’s 2019 Winemaker of the Year.
December 2019. Read more on their website.
Collectible California Cabernet by Karen MacNeil
The classically structured wines...flow with slow mesmerizing savory, earthy and red fruit flavors.
October 2019. Read more.
Reviews of 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 vintages by James Suckling
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Vintage Report: California Cabernet 2015 by Linda Murphy
This wine is precise, beautifully textured and elegant.
November 2018. Read more.
The Top 100 Wines of 2018 by Linda Murphy
The diversity of soils, exposures, and row orientations, and the winemaking skills of Françoise Peschon and Elizabeth Tangney produced this layered, beautifully textured and elegant Cab, with dark mountain-grown fruit braced by structured tannins and enlivened by fresh acidity.
November 2018. Read more.
Crafting Elegant Mountain Cabernet with Chappy Cottrell
Francoise & Elizabeth are the winemakers of Cornell Vineyards, a breathtaking 20-year old property on the Santa Rosa side of Spring Mountain, that just released its third vintage.
Visit their website to listen.
Cornell Vineyards is Sonoma’s newest ‘Napa’ Winery by Tim Carl
Over nearly 20 years, the creators, Henry and Vanessa Cornell, have quietly built a foundation that might not only produce exceptional wines but may also hold a key for creating an ethos where care for both the land and the people working on it go hand in hand.
November 2018. Read more on their website.
Letter from Napa Valley by Karen MacNeil
Consultant Francoise Peschon made the exquisite 2015 Cabernet reminiscent of a young Chateau Margaux.
November 2018.
