Quarry Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 8 to 20 years from the vintage release, allowing its robust hillside tannins to soften and its complex tertiary notes to develop.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic beef Wellington, grilled ribeye steak with rosemary butter, or slow-roasted rack of lamb.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the historic Beringer Vineyards, one of Napa Valley's oldest continuously operating wineries established in 1876, the Quarry Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a testament to hillside viticulture. Located on the steep, eastern slopes of the Rutherford AVA along the Vaca Range, the vineyard gets its name from the rocky, gravelly soils of an old quarry site. This challenging, well-drained volcanic terroir forces the vines to struggle, producing small, concentrated berries. The resulting wine is a classic, powerful Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, typically aged in French oak barrels, showcasing rich dark fruit, structured tannins, and the distinctive gravelly minerality often referred to as Rutherford dust.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1876 by German immigrant brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer, Beringer Vineyards holds the historic distinction of being the oldest continuously operating winery in Napa Valley. Anchored in St. Helena, the estate spans prime viticultural land across northern California, drawing fruit from well-draining alluvial fans, volcanic benchlands, and cooler southern AVA pockets such as Oak Knoll and Carneros. Across its celebrated white wine portfolio, Beringer emphasizes balance, varietal purity, and stylistic diversity—from the mineral-driven tension of the Napa Valley Sauvignon Blancs to the layered, barrel-fermented opulence of its Private Reserve and Luminus Chardonnays. Viticulture focuses rigorously on third-party certified sustainable farming practices, water conservation, and soil health across all estate vineyards. By bridging time-honored European cellar traditions with modern precision vinification, Beringer maintains an internationally revered benchmark status in contemporary California winemaking.