“Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, with deep, rich color and concentrated black fruit character.”
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2005 Oberon Hillside Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Story
Rob Mondavi, Jr. literally learned wine making at the knees of his father Michael, grandfather Robert. As a child, he also chased winemaker Tony Coltrin around Robert Mondavi Winery, where Tony began working in 1972. Since then Rob and Tony have pursued parallel paths in Napa Valley, immersing themselves in the culture of wine and developing a love for grape-growing and winemaking. It is that shared passion that fuels their present-day partnership: creating the fine wines of Oberon, which honor Napa Valley and the Mondavi family’s rich winemaking heritage.
Tasting Notes
The grapes for this exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon come from a number of Napa Valley’s finest hillside vineyards, which boast well-drained volcanic soils and excellent sun exposures. Rob believes these conditions, which foster vines with modest canopies and small crops of intensely flavored grapes, produce the very best Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons. The extended juice-skin contact time beautifully married the intense, dark fruit flavors and mature, supple tannins, giving the wine an opulent mouthfeel. Malolactic fermentation in barrel, combined with 18 months aging in French Oak, further concentrated the wine’s big, ripe fruit, adding nuances of coffee and toasted vanilla to its long, lingering finish.
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Wine Facts
- Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Appellation: Napa Valley
- Fermentation: Stainless Steel Tanks, Malolactic Fermentation in French Oak Barrels
- Barrel Aging: 18 months in French Oak (66% New Oak)
- Production: 533 cases
- Alcohol: 14.5%
- Retail Price: $65.00
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