Dreyfus Ashby Winter Portfolio 2023

USA NAPA Valley

Inglenook Again... And Always With patient resolve and relentless negotiations over nearly four decades, the Coppolas fulfill the vow they made in 1975 by acquiring Inglenook’s name and trademark. Inglenook—land, name, and spirit —is whole once again.

Philippe Bascaules of Chateau Mârgaux becomes Inglenook’s General Manager. After spending five years at Inglenook, Bascaules is invited to return to Chateau Mârgaux in 2016, and subsequently designs a schedule that allows him to con tinue to oversee operations at Inglenook as its Director of Winemaking. Bascaules says that his goal is to produce the best

History • 1871 - William C. Watson, buys 78 acres of land at the base of Mount St. John, just west of Rutherford. He christens his property Inglenook, a Scottish phrase for “cozy corner” or “hearth.” • 1879 - Niebaum buys the Inglenook property as well as the adjoining Rohlwing Farm for $48,000. After extensive travel and study, Niebaum chooses Inglenook’s site, intuiting its extraordinary potential for growing grapes. The first harvest was in 1882. • possible wines as expressions that faithfully convey the Estate’s terroir through “rigor, intellectual honesty, and instinctive passion.” 1975 - Searching for a modest “vacation cottage” in Napa Valley, Francis and Eleanor Coppola purchase a portion of what had been the Inglenook estate. They establish their own winery, which they call the Nie baum-Coppola Estate Winery. • 1978 - The Niebaum-Coppola Estate produces its first vintage of Rubicon, a red Bordeaux-style blend, named after Julius Caesar’s crossing of the Rubicon in 49 B.C., a small step that nevertheless began Rome’s civil war—”the point of no return.” • 1995 - Property Reunited. The Coppolas successfully reunite the Estate after a separation of nearly 30 years by purchasing the remaining property of what had originally constituted Inglenook including its historic Chateau. • 1997 - The Chateau Restored. 2018 Rubicon UPC: 896136001185 Appellation: Rutherford, Napa Valley Blend: 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon UPC: 896136001000 Appellation: Rutherford, Napa Valley Blend: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3.5% Cabernet Franc, 1% Merlot, 0.5% Petit Verdot Vineyard: Chateau, Cohn, Creek, Gate, Gio, 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot Apple, Bridge, Cask, Cohn, Creek, Gio, Lower Garden, Walnut Vineyard:

La Lomita, Lower Cask, Red Barn, Walnut

Alcohol: 14.3% Barrel Regime: 8 Months, 100% French Oak, 76% New Oak. Bottled: June 2020 Press: • James Suckling - 97 Points, Jeb Dunnuck - 95 Points • Wine Enthusiast – 94 Points - Cellar Selection, • Vinous – 94 Points, Wine Advocate - 94 Points • Wine Spectator - 93 Points Appellation: Rutherford, NV Blend: 76% Sau. Blanc, 24% Semillon Vineyard: Tank House Alcohol: 13.5% Barrel Regime: 8months aging sur lies, 70%SS, 19%New French Oak, 11%Neutral French Oak Bottled: May 2020 Press: 2019 Sauvignon Blanc UPC: 896136001727

Alcohol: 14.5% Barrel Regime: 18 Months, 100% French Oak, 43% New Oak Bottled: June 2020 Press: • James Suckling - 95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck - 93 Points, • Vinous – 94 Points, Wine Enthusiast - 94 Points, • Wine Advocate - 90 Points. 2020 Blancaneaux UPC: 896136001055

Appellation: Rutherford, NV Blend:

36% Viognier, 33% Marsanne, 31% Roussanne

Vineyard: Alcohol:

Apple, Saddle

14.1% Barrel Regime: 8months sur lies, 60%SS, 40%French Oak, 22%New Bottled: May 2021 Press: • Wine Advocate – 93 Points • James Suckling - 91 Points • Wine Spectator - 90 Points

• Wine Enthusiast - 92 Points • James Suckling - 90 Points • Wine Advocate – 90 Points

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