The 2014 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon offers amazing floral aromas of violets, ripe blackberry, rich chocolate, truffle, and a hint of tobacco leaf. Beautiful flavors of black cherry & cocoa are framed by structured, opulent & elegant tannins. The finish is very complex, balanced and lingers on your palate for more than 45 seconds. This wine is a classic example of Cabernet Sauvignon grown on the western hillsides of Oakville.
Producer Information
R.A. Harrison Family Cellars is run by Roger Allen Harrison. He was trained on making botrysized wines (noble rot) by the husband wife team of Myron and Alice Nightingale when they were at Beringer.R.A. Harrison Vineyards was very unique in that initially their entire production was botrysized late harvest wines. But later they began producing dry wines including a rare for Napa, 100% varietal Cabernet Franc, a 100% varietal Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and a Sauvignon Blanc. And all these wines are produced in extremely limited quantities – typically under 150 cases.The first vintage of R.A. Harrison was in 2006. Unlike the Sauterne style wine Roger made for Beringer he is at the whim of mother nature with his own late harvest wines.Based on Roger’s work at Beringer with their late harvest wines, it can be theorized that his own wines will age extremely well and he already has the track record with R.A. Harrison to prove this. Note that the older vintages usually gain in color turning more amber and picking up nutty flavors including caramel and crème Brule.
