Showket Vineyard Davids Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb, braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
The Showket Vineyard, nestled on the iron-rich, volcanic red soils of the eastern Oakville hillsides right next to the famed Dalla Valle estate, is legendary in Napa Valley lore. Before the vineyard was acquired by Peter Michael, winemaker Russell Bevan crafted some of his most monumental, opulent wines from this prized site. The 'David's Cuvee' represents a barrel selection of the finest, most texturally luxurious Cabernet Sauvignon from these steep slopes. Characterized by intense sun exposure and superb drainage, the terroir coaxes out extraordinary concentration, ultra-plush tannins, and a signature mineral complexity. Bevan's signature style of late harvesting and meticulous French oak aging elevates this fruit into a powerful, multi-layered masterpiece that captures a golden era of Oakville winemaking.
🍾 About the Producer
Bevan Cellars was founded in 2005 by self-taught winemaker Russell Bevan, quickly ascending to cult status within California's fine wine landscape. Celebrated for an unabashedly opulent, hedonistic, and precision-driven winemaking style, Bevan partners with premier growers across premier microclimates in Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Sourcing spans esteemed terroirs such as eastern Oakville's red volcanic and alluvial soils at Tench Vineyard, the rocky slopes of Sugarloaf Mountain, and cool maritime sites in the Russian River Valley and Petaluma Gap. Viticulture emphasizes meticulous canopy control and sustainable vineyard management, harvesting fruit at optimal physiological ripeness. In the cellar, Bevan employs minimal intervention, indigenous fermentations, squeaky-clean sorting regimens, and customized French oak aging. Benchmark bottlings include his single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons such as Tench Vineyard and Sugarloaf Mountain, proprietary red blends like Ontogeny and EE, alongside textural, vibrant Sonoma Coast Chardonnays and Ritchie Vineyard expressions.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon