2013 Rafanelli Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Ripe, luscious black fruit, toasty creamy oak overtones, and fine tannins give elegance, complexity, and balance to this classically styled Cabernet. The Rafanelli family is now in its fourth generation of growing grapes and making wine in the Dry Creek Valley. This winery is small and family operated, and the focus has always been on quality over quantity. The winery consistently makes among the finest Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon in Sonoma County. Winemaker's notes: "The best vines are hand selected each year from the terraced hillside vineyard just south of the winery. The grapes are hand picked, carefully sorted, and then fermented for an extended period of time in a small open top tank with manual punch downs every four hours. After fermentation and a light press, the wine is placed in new French oak barrels for three years."