Sage Ridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 8 to 25 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled prime ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched high in the rugged, eastern hills of Napa Valley overlooking Lake Hennessey, the Sage Ridge Vineyard is a masterpiece of extreme mountain viticulture. Boasting dramatic elevations up to 1,500 feet and incredibly steep slopes of fractured shale and sandstone, this site forces the vines to struggle, resulting in tiny, highly concentrated berries. Winemaker Russell Bevan masterfully coaxes the raw power of this mountain terroir into a wine of immense depth. The signature style seamlessly blends Bevan's trademark plush, velvet-like texture with the intense structure, dark fruit profile, and wild, savory undertones of dried herbs and crushed stones characteristic of Sage Ridge.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 2005 by acclaimed self-taught winemaker Russell Bevan and Victoria De Crescenzo, Bevan Cellars has established itself as one of California's most prestigious and high-scoring boutique producers. Based in Napa Valley, the winery sources fruit from meticulously selected, iconic vineyard sites spanning Napa and Sonoma, including coveted parcels in Oakville, Pritchard Hill, and Bennett Valley. Russell Bevan's winemaking philosophy centers on strict vineyard management, low yields, and gentle, non-interventional cellar techniques designed to capture maximum purity, opulence, and textural depth. Bevan Cellars is celebrated worldwide for its monumental, lavishly concentrated Cabernet Sauvignons and proprietary Bordeaux blends like Ontogeny, alongside profound single-vineyard Pinot Noirs, Syrahs, and Chardonnays.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon