SODHANI Vineyards
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon
"Estate Grown"
St. Helena AVA
Auction 24 | Lot No. 92
Vintage: 2018
SODHANI Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena
5 cases produced
Highlights
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon of Clone 7 that was hand farmed and harvested from 20-year-old vines
- Passionately created by Thomas Rivers Brown using whole-berry fermentation; unfiltered and unfined
- Aged in Taransaud medium-toasted 100% new French oak barrels for 20 months
- The ultimate expression from our St. Helena hillside vineyard focusing on maximum power, complexity and depth of flavor
Description
SODHANI Vineyards is a family-owned, 6.5-acre hillside vineyard in the golden west side of St. Helena with sweeping views of the Vaca Mountains across the valley, making limited production Cabernet Sauvignon wines crafted by one of the world’s top winemakers, Thomas Rivers Brown. Planted in 2000 in the rarest of volcanic Aiken stony clay loam soil, the vines are in full maturity, producing luscious concentrated fruit. Due to the steep slope the vineyard is entirely hand-farmed and meticulously hand-harvested before dawn. Thomas has passionately created our unique Premiere Napa Valley wine from Clone 7 and used whole-berry fermentation, unfiltered and unfined. The wine is aged in Taransaud medium toasted 100 percent new French oak barrels for 20 months and Thomas then selects the best barrel from block of Clone 7 to create this phenomenal Cabernet. Thomas’s goal with this wine is to create the ultimate expression from our hillside terroir focusing on maximum power, complexity and depth of flavor certain to coat the entire palate. This wine immediately draws you in with its completely opaque, deep purple hue and has a very sleek, viscous mouthfeel.
Wine Facts
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Wine was dry farmed
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Thomas Rivers Brown
Winemaker, SODHANI Vineyards
Thomas Rivers Brown, one of the world's top winemakers, is best known for his Cabernet Sauvignon wines and has received more 100 point scores from Wine Advocate and Wine Spectator than any other winemaker in the world. Thomas' passion for handcrafting our wines begins with orchestrating the progress of our grapes in the vineyard, deciding the perfect time to pick our blocks based on ripeness, selecting and matching the right new French oak barrels to the blocks and clones, and blending to perfection in the bottle for our Reserves and Estates. Thomas endeavors to produce SODHANI wines that are the true expression of our unique terroir and rare micro-climate.
Country born: USA
Years in the wine industry: 10-15 years
K. Laz Wine Collection
6484 Washington Street Suite C
Yountville CA 94599
707-320-3495
Other Premiere Napa Valley Wines available from K. Laz Wine Collection:
| Winery | Vintage | Variety | Appellation | Fanciful | Auction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switchback Ridge | 2021 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Calistoga | Tabula Rasa | 27 (2023) |
| Kerr Cellars | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley | Double Eagle | 24 (2020) |
| SODHANI Vineyards | 2018 | Cabernet Sauvignon | St. Helena | Estate Grown | 24 (2020) |
| CAMi Vineyards | 2016 | Merlot | Calistoga | THS | 22 (2018) |
Winery Distribution
SODHANI 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.