Cabernet – Entrepreneur Wines

2018 Oakville, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Randy Haykin — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:19:39 +0000

Oakville’s terroir, or more easily understood as the combination of climate, plant and soil, is undeniably the best in not only Napa Valley, but the best in all North America for the expression in the Bordeaux varieties raised there. At the north border of Oakville sits our chosen site, the Renteria 360 Vineyard, both owned and operated by the talented vineyard manager, Oscar Renteria. It is a gravel and loam soil type on the Valley floor, that while well drained, requires very little water allowing it to follow nature’s lead quite well. The vineyard was planted in the early 2000’s and today is producing wines that are truly world class. Brands sharing in the spoils from 360 include Chappellet, Sojurn, B Cellars, Frank Family, Venge and Darioush to name a few.

WINEMAKER’S REVIEW

“This wine begins like the eye of a black storm. The ink blot hues run from center to edge where wine touches the glass. The nose is a heady concoction of deep black, cherry, cassis, touches of cooking herbs, cold steel and graphite. The palate is explosive with fine acidity greeting the first taste and a massive center of black berries and more cherries. With time to stand in the glass the evolution with air evokes further red fruits and briar pushing up through the nose and condenses the palate to an elixir like tongue swirl feel persisting past 30 seconds. I believe cellared correctly this wine will evolve to 2036 and beyond. 50 cases produced, 22 months aging in 100% new Taransaud French Oak, bottled unfiltered and unfined.”

2016 Stagecoach, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Randy Haykin — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 22:08:11 +0000

This is a very vibrant wine from an incredibly successful year upon the famed Stagecoach Mountain property, located East of the Silverado Trail. Developed in the early 1990’s by legendary grape grower, Jan Krupp, our hearty cabernet vines are grown at an elevation of 1200+ feet above the Napa Valley floor, in the Atlas Peak district. The difficult, and incredibly rocky and often steep terrain makes for amazingly complex and multidimensional wines known for their sharp sophistication and longevity in the wine cellar.

WINEMAKER’S REVIEW

“The mighty 2016 vintage was exceptional in Napa Valley and this latest release of Cabernet Sauvignon from Entrepreneur is poised and ready to be one of the brand’s finest releases yet. Drinking very well at an early age, the first impression is simply seamless. The oak nuances are subtle, and the fruit is finessed and lifted. Polished and stunning. Dried black cherry nuances pull through from the start of the sip to the swallow and into the tapered end. A full volley of flavor continues for over 45 seconds to a minute in the mouth! From the finest vintage we’ve had in the past decade emerges a wine I believe will satisfy its fortunate owner for 15 to 20 years, or more, if cellared correctly. Stagecoach is a vineyard with quality proven to last decades.”

2009 Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

admin — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 12:22:00 +0000

Our 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a 12 acre vineyard in the Mount Veeder Appellation of Napa Valley. The vines are over 25 years old and cared for by sustainable farming done by hand. Mt. Veeder production accounts for less than 2% of overall Napa wine production.

WINEMAKER’S REVIEW

A tasting discloses flavors of classic dark cherry, cassis and hints of mocha balanced perfectly with spice and subtle notes of wood. Aging in French Oak barrels helped create its complex, yet delicate flavor. Enjoyable now, this wine will continue to improve in the cellar for years.

2013 Rutherford, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

admin — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 19:59:00 +0000

91pts – Wine Enthusiast magazine: “Bright, tangy acidity helps lift a soft mid-palate of polished tannin in this appellation wine. It has enviable structure to offer around a layered flavor array of cassis, red currant and black cherry, its secondary characteristics playfully savory in black pepper and clove.”

Our 2013 Rutherford Cabernet is from the heart of the Napa Valley “floor,” selected from a vineyard owned by Far Niente Vineyards. The soils of the Valley floor mostly consist of weathered mountain dirt washed down through the centuries in rainstorms – sedimentary, alluvial and gravel-based. This soil, combined with the extra heat in the Summer months, tempered by afternoon marine winds, creates an “earthy” or “dusty” style of cabernet. Rutherford cabernets are also know for their red-cherry base. (75 cases)

WINEMAKER’S REVIEW

A supple, seductive and extraordinarily ripe wine that will win it’s taster over! The approach is enticingly dark in the glass, the aromatics begin thick, fumy and packed with beautiful, long and elegant black fruit. The palate is equally entertaining with black plum, ripe cherry, a spice rack of oak and barrel vanillin, all supported with a nicely-textured tannin.

2016 Oakville, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

admin — Sun, 26 May 2019 06:43:00 +0000

The esteemed Robert Parker Jr. celebrated this area and helped make it iconic in the early 80’s. Quite possibly no neighborhood in wine today has produced higher quality, or more high scoring Cabernets from prestigious wine authorities, in the world. Oakville’s terroir, or more easily understood as the combination of climate, plant and soil, is undeniably the best in not only Napa Valley, but the best in all North America for the expression in the Bordeaux varieties raised there. At the north border of Oakville sits our chosen site, the 360 Vineyard, both owned and operated by the talented vineyard manager, Oscar Renteria. It is a gravel and loam soil type on the Valley floor, that while well drained, requires very little water allowing it to follow nature’s lead quite well. The vineyard was planted in the early 2000’s and today is producing wines that are truly world class. Brands sharing in the spoils from 360 include Chappellet, Sojurn, B Cellars, Frank Family, Venge and Darioush to name a few.

WINEMAKER’S REVIEW

“This is a brooding black storm of a wine that begins with intoxicatingly rich black cherry, plum, graphite, with hints of vanillin and sweet tobacco. The mouth is a flush of mouth filling fruit and savories. Dried black cherry, espresso, vanilla and toast with the support of fresh acidity and very fine tannin for incredible length. The 100% new French oak support from Darnajou and Taransaud is perfectly structured for this 49-case blockbuster. I believe cellared correctly this wine will survive to 2039 and beyond.

2010 Mount Veeder Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

admin — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 07:51:00 +0000

Our 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a 12 acre vineyard in the Mount Veeder Appellation of Napa Valley. The vines are over 25 years old and cared for by sustainable farming done by hand. Mt. Veeder production accounts for less than 2% of overall Napa wine production.

WINEMAKER’S REVIEW

2012 Diamond Mountain, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

admin — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 12:30:00 +0000

91pts – Wine Enthusiast magazine: “From a 2,100-foot-elevation site, this wine is given 18 months in French oak. Earthy and wooded, it’s a sizable mountain of a wine, reflective of its provenance, with big, dry tannins and a taste of tobacco. Age through 2020.”

The 2012 growing season was one the best in recent history for Napa Valley, considered a classic vintage. An ideal spring provided near perfect conditions to start off the season followed by a long, sunny summer with no heat waves. The fall rains held off late into the harvest season enabling a long slow ripening.

The grapes were sourced from Constant Vineyard located in the Diamond Mountain appellation of Napa Valley situated at over 2100 feet elevation, one of the highest vineyards in Napa Valley. Due to the shallow soils the vineyard is farmed to very low yields per acre.

Decant this wine for 30- minutes before serving to accentuate the maximum fruit aromas and flavor profiles of this very age-worthy wine.

2014 Stagecoach, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

admin — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:18:00 +0000

94 pts – Wine Enthusiast magazine: “Juicy and impressively structured, this wine hits all the right notes in its complex grasp of blueberry cobbler and graham cracker richness. The denser aspects are skillfully complemented with a length and breadth of additional elements like clove, cedar, sage and graphite, the tannins appropriately robust.”

WINEMAKER’S REVIEW

One of my very favorite vineyards, wines and vintages! This release puts it all together and delivers with abundance. The ’14 is full of jam-bomb fruit, great entry, middle and length to the end. The approach to the nose is a showy array of ripe red fruit, currants, dried cherry and a subtle kiss of oak vanillin. The mouth shows the typical sensations and feelings of premium mountain terroir. Lush red fruit, dense black cherry and a moderate fine block tannin backbone. While a bit youthful upon release, I cannot wait to see this wine in 5 or 10 years! I trust that cellared correctly, this Cabernet will be quite enjoyable to 2040 and beyond.

2013 Mount Veeder Reserve, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

admin — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 07:55:00 +0000

Our 2013 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon represents our fourth vintage from the20 acre Crouse Vineyard in the Mount Veeder Appellation of Napa Valley – one of the Napa Valley’s most unique and compelling appellations. The vines are nearly 30 years old and cared for by sustainable farming done by hand.

WINEMAKER’S REVIEW

The 2013 Reserve is awesome to look at and provokes excitement and anticipation just resting, amazingly dark in the glass. The nose is full of ripe black currant, cherry, a little espresso and barrel toast. It’s a certainly an artful wine, coming across the nose in volleys and waves. The palate is strikingly pleasing, with pushing the limits of density and volume. Savory plum, blackberry preserves, lifted acidity and surrounding, but not too firm, tannins abound. This is a very elegant wine made to showcase power and restrain. That juxtaposition is what gives a wine great character and this certainly has plenty of that! Cellared correctly, this Cab will age for 20 magnificent years and beyond!

2013 Stagecoach, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

admin — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 21:45:00 +0000

94 pts – Wine Enthusiast magazine: “Crayon wax, pencil shavings and red currant highlight this brightly structured and powerfully ripe wine, a worthy representative of the mountain site. The earthy fruit is complemented by a light sprinkling of clove, sage and cedar, while strong, chalky tannins provide a substantial mouthfeel of graceful concentration.”

WINEMAKER’S REVIEW

Beginning beneath a black veil and smattering wafts of layered 100% new French Oak vanillin, this Cabernet shows finesse and support with a broad spectrum of red fruit preserves, hot cinnamon candle wax, crushed rock, and a variety of Christmas spice. The palate is certainly youthful. The powerful flavors are striking and immediately grab your attention! As the bright raspberry and black cherry fruit unveils itself, there is lovely support coming from a sturdy backbone of lasting tannin. I appreciate this fine Cabernet perhaps the most for its upside potential in aging. I believe cellared correctly, this beautiful wine will go 25 years or longer.