6 results for "2008 Larkmead Cabernet Sauvignon Napa" between $25.00 and $100.00

Sustainably farmed (i.e. organic) Cabernet from Shafer's two Estate Vineyards in Stags Leap. Loads of sweet boysenberry and blueberry fruit in this forward, rich, silky, classic Stags Leap Cabernet. Beyond the fruit, smell and taste pie spice, cigar wrapper, vanilla bean and mocha. Very rich, quite silky and super delicious right now.

Description WA 92pts, IWC 92pts, WS 91pts - Winemaker Notes - Our third vintage of this appellation Cabernet, into which we declassified our final harvest from the Larkmead Vineyard at 37% of the blend. Other vineyards included were Somerston, 36%; Snowden, 15%; Lamoreaux, 7%; and DeSantis, 5%. Aging on the fine lees incorporates the oak so that the two years spent in half new barrels (a mixture of French and American) is barely noticeable. As with all of our wines, it was fermented with native...

Two Chicago physicians, Gary Ochwat and Ricardo Cajulis, met in Chicago and realized they had many interests in common including creating a wine with their names on it. When they launched their brand with the 2003 vintage, it was a formidable beginning. Their single offering, a Cabernet Sauvignon made by Pam Starr, is from grapes sourced from Gemstone and Larkmead Vineyards. They have continued to build on that initial success but have very little in the way of retail...