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2008 Revana Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

With luxuries such as a world class winemaker, an inspirational vineyard, and a state of the art facility, we are fortunate to have the ability to create wines of precision that rival the best the world has to offer.

The 2008 Cabernet is composed of grapes from eight different vineyard blocks on our estate, including small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The wine was aged for eighteen months in French oak and bottle aged for one year prior to release.

2008  Growing Season
For Revana Family Vineyard, the 2008 winegrowing season had its extremes: Extreme cold, extremely low yields and extremely good Cabernet Sauvignon. Early 2008 was dry with very little rainfall through Spring. Then in late April and early May, hard frosts hit the valley. It was so cold that our frost protection systems were useless and like much of Napa Valley we experienced damage to the sensitive new growth on the vines.
 
The rest of the growing season was hot and dry from mid-May through August. The frost damage and low rainfall led to extremely low yields. Our total harvest for the 2008 vintage was 40 percent lower than our average yield. Fortunately the low yields also translated into wines of great concentration, richness and purity. Unfortunately, there is much less of 2008 Revana Cabernet. On the heals of the fantastic press that we received for our 2007 Revana Cabernet, we expect that demand for the 2008 will exceed our production.

Tasting Notes:
The 2008 Revana Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is an incredible example of what the 2008 vintage had to offer. A supple blend of our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, the 2008 vintage is opulent and well-balanced. Dark and dense in color with aromas of lavender, cassis and earthy wild berry, this wine displays great depth. It boasts stunning concentration on the palate with dark cherry, cacao, coffee bean and a hint of caramel. Finishing with full-boded tannins, this wine exhibits an undeniable finesse.

Existing Allocation List members with questions regarding the 2008 vintage should contact the winery at 707.967.8814. For those who wish to gain access to our annual allocated offering of our estate wine, we encourage you to join our allocation list.

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