This blend of our generous and supple 2017 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon is dominated by Oakville Ranch Vineyard. Located in the hills among famous neighbors Dalla Valle, Pedregal and Backus vineyards, Oakville Ranch produces powerful, rich, structured wines. Cabernet Sauvignon made from two other vineyards along Skellenger Lane was blended in to add expressive fruit character and lush tannins. Each component of this blend spent four weeks fermenting on skins to ensure that the tannins and fruit flavors were balanced. The resulting wine is rich and vibrant, offering vivid flavors of blackberry, raspberry, cassis and mocha.
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International Wine Report
"The 2017 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon from Sojourn Cellars opens to inviting aromatics of blackberries and blackcurrants which are woven together with baking spices, graphite, cocoa powder, anise and hints minerals which all burst from the glass. On the palate this possesses a gorgeous full body that is round and voluptuous with no hard edges. It continues to impress as it displays excellent depth, with a wonderful layered texture that comes to en end with a long plush finish." - Joe D'Angelo, International Wine Report
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"The 2017 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep ruby-purple color and scents of warm plums and blackcurrants, graphite, aniseed and cigars. The palate is full-bodied with plush, spicy fruits, ripe and fresh and finishing long." - Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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.