Oakville Ranch Vineyard is a rugged 330-acre estate, tucked into a rocky shelf 1,400 feet above the Napa Valley floor. The ranch is in the foothills of the Vaca Mountains on the far eastern edge of the renowned Oakville District AVA. This unique setting allows the vineyard to take advantage of the cooling breezes of the Pacific Ocean and the warm, dry air of the Napa Valley. The combination of rocky, clay, loam and basalt soils exert a heavy influence providing structure, power and depth in this wine. The vineyard was replanted in 2006 by esteemed organic viticulturist Phil Coturri, and quickly has established a reputation for producing some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon in Napa Valley. This wine has tremendous depth, finesse and aromatic intensity.
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Jeb Dunnuck
"This vineyard on the east side of Oakville continues to produce brilliant wines and the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Ranch is another fine example. Deep purple-hued with a sensational bouquet of crème de cassis, lead pencil shavings, liquid violets, and wet stone-like minerality, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, world-class purity and elegance, building tannins, and an awesome finish. This is one of those wines that stops you in your tracks and it builds with time in the glass, showing flawless integration of its fruit, tannins, and acidity, a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, and nothing out of place. While the Georges III release is a bigger, more powerful wine, this is more complete, with a Chateau Lafite like elegance. It needs an hour in a decanter is drinking anytime soon and should benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age and keep for 30 years or more. Hats off to the team at Sojourn Cellars for this brilliant wine!" - Jeb Dunnuck
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Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate
"Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Ranch Vineyard features very serious notes of preserved plums, cassis and cigar box with touches of underbrush, pencil lead and tapenade plus a waft of charcuterie. Full-bodied, the decadently fruited palate is pure seduction with alluring chocolate mint and mineral characters emerging among the solid, ripe, grainy tannins, finishing with great length and depth. Impressive!" - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate
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International Wine Report
"The 2016 Sojourn Cellars Oakville Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon instantly bursts opens with profound aromas of ripe dark cherries, crème de cassis, mocha, herbs, spices, lead pencil and loamy notes all soaring in the glass. On the palate this is full-bodied, with a big voluptuous mouthfeel and notable depth. Nicely layered with flavors of ripe dark and red fruits spices resonating through the plush finish. This is delicious now and should also age over the next decade." - Joe D'Angelo, International Wine Report
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Washington Wine Blog
"The 2016 ‘Oakville Ranch Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon is a dense and muscular effort by Sojourn’s talented winemaker, Erich Bradley. Located at high elevation and set on volcanic soils, this rich Cabernet offers copious dark fruits on the nose with shades of tar, leather and dusty terroir. The mouthfeel is rich and generous, evoking an exotic edge. Ripe black currants mingle with blackberry pie, Turkish coffee and minerals on the palate. While the tannins and weight suggest this will age gracefully for decades, it is seriously good in its youth. Drink 2019-2038." - Dr. Owen Bargreen, Washington Wine Blog
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Wine Enthusiast
"This well-sourced red is sweetly rounded and rich in tobacco, cedar and sage, with secondary notes of dark cherry and dried herb. Robust and powerfully built, it has rounded tannins and nicely integrated oak." - Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast
Oakville Ranch Vineyard
Oakville, Napa Valley
At 1,000 to 1,400 feet above sea level, the Oakville Ranch Vineyard looks west over Napa Valley. This high elevation and western exposure, in combination with soils of clay over volcanic rock, produce the rich, powerfully structured wines that make the vineyard one of the most sought-after in California for Cabernet Sauvignon.