Showket Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
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Typically best enjoyed 10-25 years from the vintage release.
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Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, braised beef short ribs
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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.
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Founded in 2005 by winemaker Russell Bevan and Victoria De Crescenzo, Bevan Cellars is a highly acclaimed boutique winery based in California's Napa Valley. Renowned for producing some of the most opulent, texturally luxurious, and critically praised wines in the region, the estate sources fruit from premier vineyards across Napa and Sonoma, including Sugarloaf Mountain, Tench, and Ritchie. Russell Bevan’s uncompromising winemaking philosophy emphasizes extreme vineyard selectivity, harvesting at peak physiological ripeness, and minimal intervention in the cellar to craft incredibly concentrated, plush Cabernet Sauvignons, proprietary red blends, and vibrant Chardonnays. This dedication to power and purity has earned the winery multiple perfect 100-point scores, cementing its status as a cult icon of modern California winemaking.