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2003 Sbragia Family Vineyards Monte Rosso Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit; Purchased direct from winery

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

94Robert M. Parker Jr.

...offers up notes of volcanic soils, charcoal, blackberries, black currants and vanillin in its dense, long, authoritative personality.

94Wine Enthusiast

...a spectacular 100% Cabernet, stunning now but cellar-worthy. It’s a big wine, decadent in cassis and milk chocolate fruit...all pulls together to make for balance and harmony. Should hold and improve through 2015, at least.

90Stephen Tanzer

Currant, plum, dark chocolate and a whiff of mint on the nose. Aromatic and elegant in the mouth, with fairly strong acids firming the currant, cedar and coffee bean flavors. Finishes bright, with a fine dusting of tannins.

PRODUCER

Sbragia Family Vineyards

Sbragia Family Vineyards is in Geyserville. It was founded in 2001 by Ed Sbragia, a long-time Napa Valley winemaker who made wine for several decades at Beringer. Sbragia, the grandson of immigrants from Tuscany, grew up in Dry Creek Valley where is father grew Zinfandel grapes. Sbragia runs the estate with his wife and children and owns vineyards or sources grapes in Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley, Sonoma Valley and Napa Valley. Sbragia makes Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.

VINTAGE

2003 Sbragia Family Vineyards Monte Rosso Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon