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2018 Roy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon | June 20 Featured Wine
A pure and powerful expression of Napa Valley’s best. The very limited production of 300 to 450 cases of Roy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is the end result of the meticulous efforts of our entire vineyard and winemaking team. Our single vineyard, estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon is a sophisticated wine of striking complexity, deep concentration and substantial structure. Built to last, this wine is aged up to 29 months in new Taransaud French oak barrels to lend elegance to its unmistakable hillside character. Our Roy Estate Cabernet Sauvignon has garnered consistent praise from wine experts and critics for every single one of its vintages.
Home Cooked Father’s Day! Garlic Buttery Steamed Clams & Dog Day Chardonnay
Welcome fellow food and wine enthusiasts! As the sun shines and the temperatures rise, we’re all craving those irresistible flavors that define summer. Well, get ready to indulge in a culinary adventure that screams “summertime delight”! In this recipe blog, we’re bringing you the perfect combination of flavors: garlic buttery steamed clams paired with the fantastic Dog Day Chardonnay from Almost Famous. It’s time to dive into a plate of tantalizing clams and sip on a glass of chilled Chardonnay, making the most of this season!
Austin Hope Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 | June 13
The legacy of Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon achieves new heights with this Reserve edition. This wine comes from a special barrel selection that is returned to 100% new French oak barrels for extended aging, creating a wine of immense stature and dimension. ...
Clive’s Culinary Creations | Grilled Shrimp Tacos & Pineapple Salsa + Wine Pairing
Welcome to the first edition of Clive’s Culinary Creations, and Happy Cinco de Mayo! In this series, we’ll be exploring delicious recipes and wine pairings to help you elevate your dining experiences at home. For our first recipe, we’ll be creating grilled shrimp tacos with pineapple salsa, and pairing them with a Sauvignon Blanc from Paso Robles.
Uncorked – Blog 1
Welcome to First Street Wine Company’s Wine & Dine Blog page! We are thrilled to introduce this new addition to our website, which will feature articles, tips, and stories about wine and food, as well as updates about our events and specials.
2018 Double Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon
| Winery | Grieve Family Winery |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Cases | 171 |
| New World Region | Napa Valley |
| Composition |
88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot |
VINTAGE
The 2018 growing season was noted for being dry, cool and long; an ideal recipe for maximum fruit expression and balance. Warm weather early in the season led to a good fruit set, while moderate temperatures from veraison through harvest extended the hang-time, allowing grapes to mature slowly and evenly. Overall, 2018 gave us slightly higher yields of well-developed fruit, exhibiting pure varietal expression in balance with crisp acidity.
WINEMAKING
The grapes for our 2018 Double Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon were picked in the early morning hours and transported immediately to the winery, where they were vinified individually by block and fermented in stainless steel tanks with an average of 20 days on the skins. The wine was racked to French oak barrels for 18 months aging before being bottled unfiltered and unfined.
TASTING NOTES
A profoundly complex and deftly structured wine, our 2018 Double Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon is an exquisitely age-worthy expression of the select vineyard blocks that are its provenance. It opens with vibrant bramble berry and forest floor notes with a hint of graphite. The expansive dark-berry palate offers mouthfilling richness framed by fine-grained tannins, with a lovely acidic tension that adds energy to the long, persistent finish. Enjoy upon release or cellar for up to 20 years.
2018 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon
| Winery | Dunn Vineyards |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| New World Region | Napa Valley |
| Size | 750 ml |
This Napa Valley wine is a blend of their Howell Mountain fruit and a small quantity of valley floor fruit that they purchase. This valley floor fruit contributes to the wine’s earlier approachability and softer tannic structure.
Dunn’s 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon shows terrific purity and focus in its aromas of cassis and pencil shavings and on the medium to full-bodied palate, where it’s streamlined and smooth. There’s intensity and concentration, but they sort of slide past almost unnoticed, lubricated by fine-grained tannins and lingering notes of cassis and graphite on the finish.
Postmark Cab Sauv
normally $32.95
- This luxurious Cabernet Sauvignon offers aromas of blackberry, raspberry compote, plum and warm winter spices, as well as hints of lavender. The dark fruit layers are echoed on the palate, where they mingle with notes of dark chocolate, coffee, and star anise, with plush, velvety tannins carrying the wine to a long, rich finish.
Cult Cabernet Sauvignon Lodi
normally $22.95
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Classic Cabernet aromas of bright black cherry and raspberry. It’s smooth and silky with a ripe mid-palate and powdery tannins.Black cherry and raspberry aromas form the bright red fruit profile on this classic Cabernet. Smooth and silky in texture, with a fruity mid-palate with hints of nutmeg and coffee, and firm tannins. A long and persistent finish.
Rebellious Red Blend
normally $27
- This wine presents abundant aromas of dark cherry and strawberry jam, brown sugar, dark chocolate and cola with hints of cardamom, black pepper, sandalwood and licorice.
- The bright and vibrant entry accentuates flavors of fresh blueberries and allspice that linger into a creamy, rich mid-palate and ends with a luxurious finish.