OUR VISION Our family's origins were to create wines that would serve as "textbook" wines for the variety and region.
And for nearly 20 years, we have been making that vision a reality.
-A true expression of the best that the region has to offer.
Our goal is to produce a superior, yet approachable Cabernet Sauvignon.
To carry on that belief, we came to Paso Robles, located in central California.
The Cabernet from this region has beautiful concentration and depth thanks to the warm climate, while maintaining fresh fruitiness thanks to the region's unique terroir.
Each lot of this wine was individually aged in French oak for several months before I hand-selected the final blend.
The result is a Cabernet that is rich yet understated, easy to pair with a variety of foods, but also great on its own.
Nose: Satsuma plum, black cherry and a hint of graphite from Paso Robles' mineral-rich soil.
On the palate, flavors of ripe red cherry, mixed berry pie and Tahitian vanilla spread throughout the palate, finishing with smooth, well-integrated tannins.
It has a rich, full-bodied texture and is beautifully balanced.
TEXTBOOK was founded in 2004 by longtime wine industry veterans Jonathan and Susan Pei and produces beautiful wines from the enviable vineyards of Napa Valley and Oakville.
Jonathan speaks French and lived in Europe for several years as a child, which is where his wine career began.
He gained winemaking experience working for Louis Jadot in France, and Penfolds and Robert Mondavi in Australia.
This background has led to TEXTBOOK's ``powerful yet balanced'' winemaking style, whose reputation is growing year by year.
The name of the wine, TEXTBOOK, does not refer to a school "textbook"; when Susan tasted the first wine they had made, she said, "This wine is a typical, exemplary Napa wine TEXTBOOK.
This comes from the fact that he once let slip, "
(Jonathan often uses the analogy "this textbook": "Ferrari is the textbook on Italian cars."
(Apparently, this is a textbook for saying "preparation") The flagship's Mison Plus is a culinary term meaning "preparation" in French, and it emphasizes that when making wine or cooking, it is most important to prepare high-quality ingredients (grapes), and that the tools you use are well-maintained and lined up in order, so that you are fully prepared before making your wine.
The name is based on this idea.
The Mizon Plus Cabernet comes from the Boulder Block Vineyard/Vyborny Vineyard adjacent to Screaming Eagle, and the Merlot (Holmes Vineyard) is located below the slopes of Harlan, next to To Kalon.
(Holmes Vineyard's Cabernet is used by Nickel and Nickel under the name Branding Iron Vineyard.
) TEXTBOOK does not own its own tasting room or winery facilities.
"It costs so much money to have a facility in Napa.
If I'm going to put that much money into it, I'd rather spend it on better barrels and winemaking equipment.
" says Jonathan.
This winery is said by Robert Parker to be "a true wine that consumers should pay attention to; there are real treasures in this lineup."