Venge Vineyards
Family Reserve, Oakville
2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
Auction 14 | Lot No. 186
Vintage: 2008
Venge Vineyards
Family Reserve, Oakville
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
5 cases produced
Description
Venge Vineyards is pleased to present this one-of-a-kind lot for PNV. Its base comes from our dry-farmed and low-yielding estate Oakville Reserve Cabernet, but for PNV, we've added a touch of estate Merlot and a trace of Petit Verdot sourced from a very special hillside planting, all of which were aged prior to blending in 100% tight-grain French oak. The Oakville AVA is renowned for its robust, balanced and age-worthy reds—and cellared properly, this wine will serve its owner well for 15 to 20 years or more.
Aging Process
100% New French Oak, 27 months
Wine Facts
- pH: 3.6
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Wine was dry farmed
- Sustainably produced
Tasting Chart
| bone dry |
|
very sweet |
| light body |
|
very full bodied |
| soft, gentle |
|
very crisp |
| no tannins |
|
heavy tannins |
 |
Kirk Venge
Winemaker, Venge Vineyards
I began by following my father around at Villa Mt. Eden, now Plumpjack, back in the late 1970's. From there he moved to Groth and I got to know my way around the crush pad. In 1995 I entered into the Vit. and Enol. program at Davis and in '98 graduated with a B.S. degree. In 1999 I began work for the Venge label and in 2008 took the brand over. In addition, I've been a consulting winemaker for the past 10 years.
Country born: United States
Education: Bachelors of Science, Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis, 1998
Years in the wine industry: 15-20 years
Honors / Awards:
One of the "Top 20 Next Generation Winemakers to Watch in the World" Food and Wine Magazine
Winemaking Philosophy:
Make wine in the vineyard and never stop reinventing yourself. Be patient with wine and don't force a wine to be something it won't. Take time in creating the art of the unseen.
Q&A With the Winemaker
Q: Premiere Napa Valley wines are innovative and allow each winery to showcase the region's sense of exploration in fine winemaking. What kind of exploration did your Premiere Napa Valley wine allow you to do?
A: Extensive barrel comparison and blending with 5% Merlot from the same Oakville vineyard site.
Q: What was your inspiration for this offering?
A: Give the buyer the opportunity to posess the best Cabernet of the Venge '08 Vintage
Q: Fill in the blanks: I chose to make this wine from this particular ______________ because ______________.
A: I chose to make this wine from this particular barrel and vineyard because this is the vineyard from which all Venge Reserve is sourced.
Q: Why should a wine lover have a bottle of this wine in their cellar?
A: It will age wonderfuly and develop very well over time.
Q: Any quote, poem, lyric you feel represents this wine?
A: "I like to drink wine more than I used to."
Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972)
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