Keever Vineyards
2013 Cabernet Sauvignon
Yountville AVA
Auction 19 | Lot No. 168
Vintage: 2013
Keever Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon
Yountville
5 cases produced
Highlights
- This wine was made from estate fruit from three small, rock-laden blocks that truly “rocked”
- These blocks produce less than the estate’s other blocks with especially juicy and spectacular fruit
- The vineyard is nestled in the hillsides west of Yountville and is made up of gravelly clay loam
- The wine was aged in new French oak for 20 months and went through 100% malolactic fermentation
Description
The Keever Family and renowned winemaker, Celia Welch, take great pride in producing wine of this caliber. Jim Barbour designed our Yountville vineyard in 2000 and Barbour Vineyard Management has farmed it ever since. It's a team effort of incredible estate fruit, gifted winemaking and tons of passion.
Wine Facts
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Celia Welch
Winemaker, Keever Vineyards
Celia Welch has been making award-winning wine for more than 30 years in the Napa Valley and was honored as Food & Wine Magazine's Winemaker of the Year in 2008.
Country born: United States
Education: 1982 -Degree in Enology from UC Davis
Years in the wine industry: 30+ years
Honors / Awards:
2008 Food & Wine Magazine's Winemaker of the Year and several others
Winemaking Philosophy:
Much has been said about "terroir" over the last two decades, but exactly how to capture the flavors of a specific vineyard often proves a tricky balance. Harvesting on that perfectly-sharpened knife-edge between underripe (firmer tannins, less aromatic intensity) and overripe (jammy, dark, sweet fruit, but not site-specific) requires not only tremendous patience, but also a level of attention in the vineyard as well as in the winery.
My philosophy of winemaking involves developing gorgeous, full, complex and elegant wines that speak of a certain corner of Napa Valley. They sit gracefully at your table and compliment your cooking. They recall memories of a season and share those with you. They enchant you.
V Wine Cellar
6525 Washington Street
Yountville CA 94599-1300
707-531-7053
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Realm Cellars | 2010 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | PNV Cuvee | 16 (2012) |
| Keever Vineyards | 2009 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Yountville | 15 (2011) | |
| Paradigm Winery | 2009 | Cabernet Franc | Oakville | 15 (2011) | |
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Winery Distribution
Keever Vineyards is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.