Club
Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon
Year
2009
2009
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Style
Smooth
Smooth
Origin
United States
United States
Pairing
Vegetables
Vegetables
$35.00 per bottle
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Origin
Napa Valley is the heart and soul of the California wine
industry. Running north to south, the valley is 34 miles
long and defined by mountain ranges and its proximity
to the Pacific Ocean. Its temperate climate, coupled with
over 30 different soil types, make Napa Valley one of the
world’s premier wine regions. Within “The Valley,” there
are 15 distinct American Viticultural Areas (AVA s), each
with a unique microclimate, running from the warmer,
drier locale of Calistoga at the valley’s northern end to
the cool, windy and foggy hills of Carneros, set right up
against San Pablo Bay. Pairings
With its soft, plush, polished tannins,
this delicious Cabernet is surprisingly
versatile. However, its intense, focused
palate asks for a meat dish of the same
concentration, so red meat—from
grilled steak to tender short ribs—will
be well served by the wine’s forward
fruit and acidity. But given the soft,
rounded tannins, lighter meats like veal
and pork will also work well. Fortify
them for the wine’s charge by seasoning
amply with dried herbs or garlic,
or saucing them with a jus or red wine
reduction, and play to the wine’s earthy
side with mushrooms or root vegetables
on the side.Serve at cool room temperature (64°F).
Winemaker
Banshee is a team of Napa Valley
winemaking insiders who leverage
their connections with the best growers
and producers in the valley to source
high-quality lots of wine. They find
the buried treasures in other wineries’
cellars, and negotiate to purchase
some portion of the wine that the other
winery can live without, or perhaps
can’t find a suitable home for. For the
few barrels they buy, the Banshee team
skips over thousands that don’t meet
their specifications. Then, using their
winemaking expertise, the Banshee
boys blend the wines into their own
harmonious mélanges, producing wines
that are both original and expressive. The Wine
Rather than expressing a single vineyard
or a unique place, the Banshee team has
assembled a wine that rather speaks to
many facets of Napa Valley. In this wine
are components from famous vineyards
like Stagecoach and Ink Grade as well
as fruit from emerging regions like
Coombsville, which sits in a cool enclave
just east of the town of Napa. The combination
of rugged hillside and gentler
valley floor, of warmer up-valley fruit
and cooler stuff from the south results
in a rich, supple and deeply savory red
with lots of cedar, leather and black
olives over a deep core of black currant.
The Banshee team believes this is the
best Cabernet they’ve ever created, and
we don’t disagree. Recently Viewed :
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