Kent Rasmussen 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Kent Rasmussen Winery

A Our 2007 Napa Valley Cabernet owes its provenance to vineyards on this exceedingly special mountain. For added appeal, five percent Merlot from the same vineyard went into the final blend. The wine benefited greatly from 26 months in French oak and from which sweet oak aromas and subtle notes of smoke and crème caramel were gently coaxed. On the palate this wine offers the quintessential Cabernet panoply of flavors: amazingly deep and complex layers of black currant, black cherry, plum and dark chocolate, all supported by a tannic underpinning that will allow it to stand up to the most savory of grilled meats, like a well-spiced tri-tip or a generously fat-marbled rib-eye steak. To be quite honest, it tastes awfully good all on its own - unlike many of its more aggressive and rough-edged brethren.

Type	Red
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2007
Winemaker	Kent Rasmussen
Alcohol content	14.5%
Appellation	California – Napa Valley
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Story
Since its modest beginnings, the Kent Rasmussen Winery has evolved into one of the most important Pinot Noir producers in the Carneros region. The winery outgrew its tractor shed barrel room on Cuttings Wharf Road in the Napa Carneros long ago. In 1995, Kent and Celia established a new winemaking facility in a turn of the century slaughterhouse, on the Silverado Trail in St. Helena. Refined over the years, it now houses business offices, an enology lab and lab tasting room, a wine library and upgraded production equipment. The modern crusher, press, tanks, catwalks, refrigeration systems, pumps, forklift and fruit sorter have greatly enhanced winemaking options. Grapes are either estate grown or under long term contract with reliable growers.