Winemaker Notes
Revilo is located just across from the renowned Hundred Acre vineyard. Dark fruits, mineral acidity and plenty of spice are the main characteristics of this seamless Cabernet.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
A rich, gutsy style, featuring extracted tannins and deep, concentrated fruit, centered on blackberry, lead pencil, cedary oak and loamy earth notes. Ends with a chewy aftertaste and good length.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The least expensive single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Revilo Vineyard (13.9% alcohol). Deep ruby/purple in color, with fresh, lively blackcurrant and black cherry flavors, new saddle leather notes and background oak, this medium to full-bodied wine is fresh, not terribly complex, but highly satisfying, impressively pure and long. This wine should drink nicely for at least another decade and hopefully develop more nuances and complexity.
Rating: 90+
One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.