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2019 Alpha Omega Sacrashe Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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2019 Alpha Omega Sacrashe Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, 750ml

RATINGS

95Vinous / IWC

Rich and sumptuous in feel, the 2019 packs a serious punch. Silky tannins wrap around a core of blackberry jam, cloves, menthol, licorice and chocolate as the 2019 shows off its charms.

95James Suckling

Aromatic with ripe fruit and flowers, such as violets. Full-bodied with tannins that draw you down into the palate. Fine and chewy texture. Linear finish.

94Wine Enthusiast

Tobacco, tar and grippy tannins round out a palate of rich black fruit and leathery texture. V

94Jeb Dunnuck

Slightly lifted notes of plums, blueberries, violets, and orange zest...hits the palate with a full-bodied, rounded, supple texture, sweet tannins, good purity of fruit, and a great finish.

...notes of tar, licorice and fertile loam over a core of warm cassis and blackberry preserves plus a touch of wild sage. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is solidly structured with taut, muscular fruit and sturdy, grainy tannins, offering a quiet yet lingering earthy finish.

93Wine Spectator

Offers good intensity and energy, with bramble-edged plum, blackberry and boysenberry compote flavors pumping through. The finish is scored by sweet tobacco and apple wood.

PRODUCER

Alpha Omega

Alpha Omega in Rutherford was founded by Robin Baggett and Eric Sklar, who both have wine industry backgrounds. The winemaker is Jean Hoefliger and French wine consultant Michel Rolland is also part of the winemaking team. The estate makes Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Henrik Poulsen is winemaker. Consulting winemakers are Jean Hoefliger and Michel Rolland. Robert Parker has written that the winery “continues to turn out impressive wines that merit attention from consumers.”

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley

Napa Valley AVA is the most famous winemaking region in the United States and one of the most prestigious in the world. With nearly 43,000 acres of vineyards and more than 300 wineries, it is the heart of fine wine production in the United States. Winemaking started in Napa in 1838 when George C. Yount planted grapes and began producing wine commercially. Other winemaking pioneers followed in the late 19th century, including the founders of Charles Krug, Schramsberg, Inglenook and Beaulieu Vineyards. An infestation of phylloxera, an insect that attacks vine roots, and the onset of Prohibition nearly wiped out the nascent Napa wine industry in the early 20th century. But by the late 1950s and early 1960s Robert Mondavi and other visionaries were producing quality wines easily distinguishable from the mass-produced jug wines made in California’s Central Valley. Napa Valley’s AVA was established in 1983, and today there are 16 sub-appellations within the Napa Valley AVA. Many grapes grow well in Napa’s Mediterranean climate, but the region is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay is also very successfully cultivated, and about 30% of the AVA’s acreage is planted to white grapes, with the majority of those grapes being Chardonnay,

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.