Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon was the first wine produced by Rombauer Vineyards when the winery was founded in 1980. This bottling is made exclusively with Napa Valley fruit from vineyards owned by the Rombauer family along with carefully selected sites from some of the region’s top growers. Vineyards: The fruit for this wine comes from vineyards in the Stags Leap District Atlas Peak Mount Veeder St. Helena Calistoga and Rutherford AVAs. Winegrowing: The 2014 vintage brought a perfect growing season with warm dry conditions that allowed the fruit to develop full concentrated flavors. Sustainable farming practices throughout the growing season were tailored to each block with the assistance of aerial photos produced using NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) technology. All fruit was hand-picked and sorted in the vineyards. Winemaking: The grapes were carefully destemmed and optically sorted to ensure only perfect fruit made it into the wine. A cold soak extracted color and fl