Synergy Cabernet

There is a turning point in every life.

The day Picasso mastered a squiggle. The day the Ramones got in the elevator. The day Madonna bought her first bra. And that lunch back in 1999, when Vic Bourassa met Robert Mondavi and brought out a bottle of his own homemade wine.

Of course, Mondavi has been considered by many as the godfather of California wine, so his encouragement was worth more than the cost of the entree and two desserts. Maybe that’s one of the reasons why Vic Bourassa continued his hobby, and turned those few homemade bottles into the Bourassa Vineyards in Napa Valley, which is where Synergy Cabernet Sauvignon was born.

Remember that story when you begin to enjoy the aromatics of sweet cherry and flowery herbs, the palate full of rosemary, black currant and cinnamon, the firm oak flavors and the long, lovely, enjoyable finish. The Synergy Cab is surely a well-made wine, but without that first encouragement, would Vic Bourassa have continued in the same direction? Maybe instead he’d have given up in frustration, turning to root beer or perhaps even salt water taffy. What a loss that could have been!

Thankfully, Bourassa and Mondavi were in the right place at the right time, and their moment together led to this delicious wine.