Oakville Winery Cabernet
| Vintage: | 2020 |
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| Description: | Oakville, Napa Valley\r\nOrganically grown grapes\r\nFamily Owned\r\nWinemaker Notes\r\n\r\nThe 2020 Oakville Winery Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits aromas of cherry and raspberry with notes of fresh roses, vanilla, dust, and pencil shaving. The rhythmic structure between the granular tannings and the vibrant acidity allows the sensation of a long, refreshing finish. This Cabernet Sauvignon can be aged for a decade bringing all the earthy components of a classic Napa Cab.\r\nFood Pairing - A New York strip steak with butter, mushrooms, and herbs will melt when you pair it with this wine.\r\nVineyard Notes\r\n\r\n\r\n100% Pelissa Vineyard, Oakville\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Cabernet Sauvignon for this wine is sourced from The Pelissa Vineyard located in Oakville, Napa Valley. Nearly 70% of this 56.5-acre site is dedicated to Cabernet. However, the fruit produced from each planting is unique due to the differences in vine age, irrigation, trellising, clone, and rootstock. Additionally, we have been able to identify and isolate high-quality sub-sections of specific blocks and harvest these separately. The oldest Cabernet on this vineyard was planted in 1998 and is dry-farmed. These mature blocks consist of clone Bv-7 grafted to St. George rootstock. Our more recent plantings utilize the Ghost Block clone grafted to 3309c rootstock. This collection of differing Cabernet Sauvignon blocks planted provides the opportunity to blend an exceptionally well-balanced wine.\r\n\r\n\r\nAbout Oakville Winery\r\nIn 1877 the Oakville Winery became the 9th\u00a0bonded winery in California, and today, this same winery is the home of our Napa Wine Company, where our family makes all of our organically-grown wines. We are proud to be the only single-digit bonded winery still in existence in California, and our Oakville Winery wines pay homage to this history and heritage. Under the direction of Winemaker Lynn Watanabe, the impeccably-made Oakville Winery Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are sourced primarily from our Pelissa Vineyard directly behind our winery in the heart of the acclaimed Oakville AVA.\r\nFrom the family that brings you Ghostblock Wine\r\nFamily | Winemakers\r\nAs a fifth-generation family-run company, we do this by producing prized Oakville and Yountville appellation estate wines across three distinct brands: Elizabeth Rose, Oakville Winery and Ghost Block. This expansive portfolio provides a variety of different and delicious single varietal and blended wines. As dedicated growers and land stewards, all 650 acres of our grapes are 100% certified organically farmed. Put simply, it is our mandate to offer world-class wines at competitive prices. While the Napa Valley bubble may eventually burst, Ghost Block Estate Wines is determined to continue by offering transparency and consistency. After all, it\u2019s in our roots.\r\nThe Pelissa family legacy is unique to Napa Valley and rare in the modern day California wine industry. It began in 1902 when Joseph Pelissa came to Napa Valley from Liguria, Italy and purchased his first 35 acres of land with a single gold coin in 1903. His son Andrew later took over, building successful dairy and trucking businesses and eventually acquiring 1000 acres in Oakville and Yountville where he planted wine grapes and other crops. A civic-minded man who was an early champion of keeping Napa Valley in agriculture, Andrew was instrumental in establishing Napa Valley\u2019s Agricultural Preserve Zone. Today, the Pelissa grape-growing operation continues to be family-owned and run, overseen by and 5 generation family members who live on and farm the land. Since planting their first grapes, the family has supplied fruit to some of the most prestigious wineries in Napa Valley, and its entire 635 acres of grapes have been 100% certified organic since 1991In 2006, over 100 years after Joseph Pelissa came to Napa Valley, the Pelissa family decided to create their own wines from the grapes they grow. Ghost Block Estate Wines, comprised of three separate brands, are meant to showcase this unpretentious family\u2019s pride in where they live, the vineyards they farm, and their family\u2019s deep roots in Napa Valley history. In the end, this is a real story about a real family who, for five generations has woken up every day to the vista of their own vineyards. Nothing gives the family members more pride than farming their own land organically and creating the finest wines possible. It is no coincidence that their land is in the heart of Napa Valley. Their greatest hope is that a little bit of their history and true passion for farming is expressed in each and every bottle. |
| Price: | $ 44.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on December 31, 2023.
