Five Vintners 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Five Vintners

This is another great vintage with a predominance of fruit from one of our favorite little vineyards in St. Helena. This is my favorite vintage yet. It is loaded with ripe fruit and a rich earthiness, and is big, round and supple. Balanced acidity and tannins make this wine way too easy to drink!
The blend is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 5% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc blended in for added earthiness. When you think of Napa Cabernet, this is the style of wine you imagine - rich and supple and loaded with ripe blackberry flavors and aromas of vanilla and sweet, toasty oak. Only 526 cases produced.

Type	Red
Varietal	93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 2%Cabernet Franc,
Vintage	2007
Bottle size	750mL
Alcohol content	14.2%
Appellation	California – Napa Valley
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The Story
Krisi Raymond represents the fifth generation in her family to grow grapes and make wine in the Napa Valley. Her family roots run deep, dating back to 1876 when her great-great-grandfather Jacob Beringer, together with his brother Frederick, established Beringer Brothers Winery just north of St. Helena.
The next generation continued to produce wine through Prohibition for medicinal and sacramental purposes. It was in 1933 with the repeal of Prohibition that Roy Raymond began his career in the wine industry at Beringer Brothers Winery. In 1936 he married Martha Jane Beringer, grand-daughter of Jacob Beringer. Their two sons, Roy Jr. and Walter, continued the family's winemaking tradition at Beringer Brothers Winery after attending college.
With their share of the proceeds from the sale of Beringer in 1970, the Raymond family purchased 90 acres of prime vineyard land south of St. Helena on Zinfandel Lane and founded Raymond Vineyard & Cellar. They planted a variety of wine grapes on the property and crushed their first vintage in 1974.