Showket Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 10-25 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
The Bevan Cellars Showket Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon represents a legendary chapter in Napa Valley's modern wine history. Situated on the iron-rich, red volcanic soils of the eastern hills of Oakville, the Showket Vineyard was highly prized for producing grapes of extraordinary concentration and complexity. Winemaker Russell Bevan harnessed this exceptional terroir to craft a spectacularly opulent, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon defined by intense dark fruit, graphite, and seamless tannins. This bottling remains a collector's treasure, particularly because the vineyard was acquired by Peter Michael Winery in 2009, making these early Bevan releases rare relics of a celebrated Oakville site.
🍾 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