Sabotage Cabernet Sauvignon

Product: Red wine

Product number, Alko: 486047

Packaging: Glass bottle

Closure: Natural cork

Volume: 750 ml

Vintage: 2017

Producer: Vintage Wine Estates

Country: USA

Region:California

Acid: 5,9 g/l

Res. Sugar: 9 g/l

Alcohol content: 14,9% vol

Serving temperature: 15° C

Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon 100%

Colour: Dense ruby

Nose: Red berries, plum and savory spices.

Mouth: Bold, raspberry, minerality, oak toast.

Soil: Misc. in each AVA

Vinification: Grapes from distinctive Napa Valley AVAs are harvested at peak ripeness September to October. Destemmed and put into temperature controlled tanks for cold soak of 3 days. Native fermentation starts and then coinnoculated with select strains. Pumpovers 2x daily for 10-12 days for optimal tannin and texture extraction. Drained and lightly pressed to barrels for native MLF in French oak (45% new). Racked 3x during aging of approximately 20 months. Lightly filtered before bottling.

Information about the producer:
Vintner, Sean Roney: Dedication to quality dominates the winemaking for Sabotage. I want wine that offers richness, complexity, and balance with each sip. I chose the Cabernet grapes that make up Sabotage from several of the most respected sub-appellations throughout Napa Valley and long-time Cabernet growers who have been partners with my family from the beginning. These relationships allow me diversity in sourcing. I find this important because diversity helps develop layers of complexity that span the range of Cabernet’s impact on the palate. When choosing the Cabernet for the final blend, I considered each lot individually in terms of the grape as well as at the different barrels used for aging. I felt that using this holistic approach was the best method to bring out the true essence of the Cabernet grape.

“My passion for wine sabotaged my legal career and creating a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon became an obsession. The 2017 Sabotage represents a culmination of my experience in the wine country since law school, and I have sourced fruit from a range of Napa Valley vineyards and sub-appellations to create the rich, complex wine of my dreams.”

The producer’s personal opinion about the product:Vinter, Sean Roney wouldn’t make a wine that he didn’t believe in, he wouldn’t put it out there under the Sabotage label. At VWE we’re delighted to share this wine. A classical expression of Napa Cab with some bottle age which has aided in integrating and coalescing the wine. We feel Sabotage delivers on the promise of Napa Valley.

Enjoy together with: Bold flavors. Grilled or roasted meats, rich dishes with umami flavors.

Price: 46,16€