2023 Nineteen Seventy-Six Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

VARIETY: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

 
THE VINEYARD(S): 7 Distinct Growing Sub-Regions

Venge’s Calistoga Estate Vineyard Block 1 & 2, Calistoga District (9 Barrels) | Beckstoffer’s George III Vineyard Young Vines, Rutherford (1 Barrel) | Stagecoach Vineyard Block C5, Atlas Peak (2 Barrels) |Somerston Estate Block 24, Chiles Valley (6 Barrels) | Kenefick Ranch Vineyard, Calistoga (1 Barrel) | Haymaker Vineyard, Howell Mountain (3 Barrels) | Star Vineyard, Rutherford (1 Barrel) | Cavey Estate Vineyard, Diamond Mountain District (3 Barrels)| Beckstoffer’s Missouri Hopper Vineyard Cabernet, Oakville (1/2 barrel) | Detert Family Cabernet, Oakville (1/2 Barrel) | Renterria’s Oakville 88 Vineyard Cabernet, Oakville (2 Barrels)

THE PURPOSE | A Wine Produced Exclusively For Members of our Wine Club & Active Allocation List

A wine produced in honor of Kirk Venge’s birth year, 1976, with the sole intent to provide our most devoted enthusiasts with everyday Cabernet from some of the valley’s most famous locations. This wine is the sole beneficiary of everything we are doing in our cellar to produce elite Cabernet Sauvignon, plus, single-vineyard selections that we have chosen specifically to produce 1976 Cabernet Sauvignon. An altruistic production effort that says “Thank you” for making our dreams come true.   

PRODUCTION Essentials

While production for our 1976 Cabernet Sauvignon starts in the vineyards, the special sauce for this wine comes through during the blending process, whereby we begin targeting a flavor profile that is predominantly approachable and fruit forward, with balanced tannin structure to support 7 to 10 years of ageing in bottle.

Method | 4-Stage Pellenc Destemmed, 100% Gravity Flow To Concrete Diamond and Stainless Steel Fermenters, Slow Cellar Temp Fermentations On Skins, 100% Native Primary and Secondary Fermentation, 95% Free Run Juice Complemented with 5% Press Fractions, Gentle Barrel To Tank Racking.

Production | 725 Cases