Alejandro Bulgheroni Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021

Sometimes the most inspiring stories behind the new, glamorous wineries in the Napa Valley aren't the ones you suspect. We've been doing this a long time, and this isn't your first bottle of wine, either. You know that it takes more than the story of a successful person transplanting to the Napa Valley with the dream of making a great wine to pique our interest. We have to be moved by the wine itself, and the true essence within. When Alejandro Bulgheroni set his sights on the Napa Valley, he brought along his decades of experience as a businessman in Argentina. But his passion for wine began when, while walking on a rocky hillside on a ranch in Uruguay, he sensed a magical quality about the site and wanted to give that land a more meaningful purpose. Despite grapes never having been planted in the region, he planted his first five vineyard blocks and launched Bodega Garzón in Uruguay, marking his entry into the wine business. A lifelong rancher, Alejandro quickly developed an interest in the profound connection between wine and land. Ever since, he has been an innovator in the wine industry on a global scale, creating and nurturing sustainable wine projects in Uruguay, Argentina, Australia, Tuscany, and beginning in 2014, Napa Valley with the creation of Alejandro Bulgheroni Estate; all being emblematic of their terroir.The Alejandro Bulgheroni Estate sits just south of Meadowood and Bill Harlan’s Napa Valley Reserve in Saint Helena. In 1975, under the ownership of Jim & Nena Talcott, the first grapes were planted and a charming stone winery was built. The property then served as the ‘Founder’s Room’ for Bill Harlan’s portfolio of wines and where Harlan’s Napa Valley Reserve wines were first produced. Today, after transforming the property through winery renovations, vineyard replantings (spearheaded by Vineyard Manager, Jim Barbour), and the addition of caves for barrel aging, Bulgheroni has established this as one of the most prestigious Napa Valley Estates. Behind the winemaking team are world-wide, legendary consultants Philippe Melka and Michel Rolland, along with Matthew Sands.