Tench Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–20 years from the vintage release, though its opulent fruit and plush texture make it remarkably approachable in its youth.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Prime ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the iconic Tench Vineyard, situated on the coveted eastern bench of Oakville, this Cabernet Sauvignon represents a masterclass in Napa Valley power and terroir. The vineyard is legendary, sharing a border with Screaming Eagle, and is defined by its vibrant, iron-rich red volcanic soils and clay loam. This unique soil profile, combined with the warm Oakville sun, coaxes out Cabernet of extraordinary depth, structure, and complexity. Winemaker Russell Bevan utilizes his signature style of extreme vineyard selectivity and plush extraction to craft a wine that is incredibly concentrated, offering a seamless integration of dark fruit, mineral tension, and velvety tannins that pay homage to one of Oakville's most historic farming families.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
14.5-15.5%