Discover Component Wine
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Component Wine Company is a boutique negociant winery in Napa Valley. Component sources barrels of the finest 100% varietal wines, that would normally be blended to create the most coveted Napa Valley wines, and bottles them individually, without blending, after sufficient barrel aging at their facility. The goal of Component is to allow collectors and wine lovers to see beyond the blend, highlighting the essence of the individual varietal. Component currently produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Semillon.
Michael Kennedy is an award-winning sommelier and winemaker, who was formerly the Head Sommelier for Cayman Cookout, Blue by Eric Ripert and the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman. He got his start in the wine industry at an early age, working for a winery, then moved to become the sommelier for Ritz-Carlton Hotels in Washington DC, before moving on to the Cayman Islands. In 2016, Michael and his wife Rachel, yearning to get back into the winemaking side of the business, moved back to the US to start their winery in Napa Valley, Component Wine Company, a boutique negociant, producing 100% varietal wines that would otherwise have been blended into iconic Napa wines. Since founding the winery, he has been named Forbes 30 Under 30 and his winery has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Food & Wine Magazine and Barron’s.
“The wines are pure, exuberant with varietal precision. I think these wines will open the minds of consumers to the classic Bordeaux grape varieties. With bottle age, these wines will gain complexity and reveal their nuances.”
– Rajat Parr, world-famous sommelier, winemaker and James Beard Award winner
“This wine [Cabernet Franc] is smooth, scented, and seamless.”
– Elin McCoy, Bloomberg & Decanter Wine Critic
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Color : Red
Elevage : 22 months
New and used 100% French oak
Size : 750mL
Appellation : Napa Valley
Varietals : 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol : 14.5%
Bottled Date : August, 2016
Drink : Now through 2045
Role in Blend : Heart of blend, provides structure, acidity, tannin,
and dark fruit aromatics.
Winemaker Notes : A strong, structured Cabernet Sauvignon with dense but refined fruit aromatics and subtle winter spices. This masculine wine will age well for next 20+ years.
CABERNET FRANC
Color : Red
Elevage : 22 months
New and used 100% French oak
Size : 750mL
Appellation : Napa Valley
Varietals : 100% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol : 14.5%
Bottled Date : August, 2016
Drink : Now through 2040
Role in Blend : Adds silky texture, lowers body, adds spice and pepper aromatics, raises acidity.
Winemaker Notes : This Cabernet franc is silky and elegant, very much the feminine partner to the Cabernet Sauvignon, the structure is lighter in body, with soft and sweet tannins, reminds me of sweet breakfast pastries!
PETIT VERDOT
Color : Red
Elevage : 20 months
New and used 100% French oak
Size : 750mL
Appellation : Napa Valley
Varietals : 100% Petit Verdot
Alcohol : 13.9%
Bottled Date : August, 2016
Drink : Now through 2035
Role in Blend : Enriches color,
adds depth and earth, viscosity,
exotic aroma.
Winemaker Notes : Petit Verdot
is the varietal that led me to create
Component Wine, because of its incredibly unique aroma and character, this wine needs to
shine on its own. Dark and dense, yet
bright and fresh as it opens up.
SÉMILLON
Color : White
Elevage : 1/3 neutral french oak,
1/3 stainless steel, 1/3 concrete egg
Size : 750mL
Appellation : Napa Valley
Varietals : 100% Semillon
Alcohol : 11%
Bottled Date : July, 2017
Drink : Now through 2022
Role in Blend : Typically blended with Sauvignon Blanc, as a minority varietal to bring body, exotic aromatics and lower sharp acidity.
Winemaker Notes : A stunning white wine from Napa, with some of the most unique character I have ever seen from a white wine. It is fresh and floral with tropical and stone fruits, low and subdued alcohol content. Chill it liberally, and let it come to temperature in the glass, over a long period of time.
