Colgin Cellars was founded in 1992 by Ann Colgin in the heart of California’s Napa Valley, with a mission to craft wines of “harmony, grace, and precision” from exceptional hillside vineyards. The estate is particularly focused on three special vineyard sites—Tychson Hill, Cariad, and IX Estate—each with distinct soil profiles, micro-climates and terroir that underpin Colgin’s signature style of deeply expressive, elegant red wines.
The winemaking philosophy at Colgin is built on three pillars: perfume (aromatic intensity), freshness (vibrant and lively mouthfeel), and minerality (the expression of geology and site). These ideas inform everything from vineyard selection, yield control, fruit handling, sorting and blending, to the design of the gravity-fed winery facility at IX Estate. With a reputation for small-lot, highly selective production, the wines are coveted worldwide and often considered among the leading Napa cult-wines.
Colgin’s range of wines reflects both site specificity and blend innovation. While their estate- vineyard bottlings like Tychson Hill, Cariad and IX Estate showcase singular terroirs, they also created the label “Jubilation” as a more approachable, yet still grand, expression of their craft. Jubilation draws from barrels that display more immediate drinking appeal but paired with the pedigree for cellaring—a bridge between accessibility and longevity.
The 2022 vintage of Jubilation by Colgin Cellars is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend (with supporting varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot) sourced from the three hillside vineyards that define Colgin’s estate portfolio. After the blends of the single-vineyard wines are assembled, the winemaking team identifies select barrels that reflect the hallmark Colgin traits of perfume, freshness and minerality—but with a slightly more supple, earlier-drinking profile. The fruit is rigorously sorted, the vineyards managed with precision, and the winemaking follows a neo-classical path: gentle extraction, careful oak aging (typically French oak), attention to fine detail in the cellar.
The 2022 vintage offers intense fruits and pure mineral notes of stone and graphite with vivid aromas of black cherry, baking spices and savory herbs. On the palate the texture is sleek yet silky, the tannins refined and the profile lingering with subtle flavours of cocoa and licorice.
What makes the 2022 Jubilation by Colgin Cellars compelling is its blend of refinement and accessibility: it is crafted to be enjoyed in the nearer term (compared to ultra-long-age producers), yet with enough structural integrity to evolve well in the cellar. From the winery’s own description, Jubilation is “a wine ready to enjoy now, with the pedigree to age gracefully in the cellar.” Given the richness of the 2022 fruit, combined with the vineyard quality and winemaking pedigree, it is likely to reward cellaring for 10-15 years (or more) while also offering pleasure today with some decanting.
Special Price $299.99
Wine will be ready for delivery first week of November
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