Housley's Century Oak Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Judy's Vineyard Lodi 2016
NEW CABERNET ALERT! Housley Family’s Century Oak Winery is buzzing the tower this fine, foggy fall morning (sticking with the alliterative F’s because this deal makes me want to scream another sort…one that would certainly get me in trouble!). Holy SMOKES! Single vineyard cabernet goodness, people! For how much?!?! FIFTEEN DOLLARS, you say?!? Huzzah!
Move fast y’all. Not much to be had, and a Cali-cabernet at this price will fly faster than Maverick on a canyon run (I revisited both Top Guns last week – man, those get you pumped!!!). Anywho… the wine, right. This is some sultry, luxuriously stacked stuff! Powdery cacao, ample baking spice, chalky, plush, and fruit-forward notes of raspberries, black cherries, toasty oak, all sticking the landing with a spicy, dry finish. Judy’s Vineyard is JUST JAMMING! This drinks like cabernets that go for thrice the price…double that if you’re snagging something off the list at your favorite steak house.
The Housley family’s been at this a while, with Napa vineyards under their (green) thumb for over 40 years. In 2000, they set up Century Oak Winery in the heart of the Mokelumne River AVA, near Lodi. The loamy, alluvial soils are pristine for retaining moisture, allowing vines to thrive for up to a century. When the family purchased the vineyard in 1990, they completely revamped the property, dropping the yields by 40% to increase concentration and flavors. Throw in 20 months aging in all new French oak barrels, and the result is one of the best “daily drinker” Cali-cabs we’ve come across in an Irish minute!
While it lasts!
For more than 44 years we have enjoyed and cherished our time as winegrowers in the Napa Valley and Acampo/Lodi wine growing regions. From the beginning, our family learned wine from the ground up...working the soils of Northern California to produce some of the best wine grapes in the region and now continuing those same hardworking ideals with our family-owned and operated winery dedicated to high-quality wines at great prices. It truly is all about family and our wines best represent that ideal. Around a table with loved ones is where our wines are most cherished and feel right at home.
Technical Details
Country: United StatesRegion: California
Appellation: Lodi
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Acampo Estate Vineyard
Aging/Cooperage: French Oak Barrels for 18 months
Alcohol: 14.60%
About The Producer
Seven generations in northern California and winegrowers in the Napa Valley and Acampo/Lodi for more than 44 years, our family has worked the soils of Northern California to produce some of the best wine grapes in the region and we continue those same hardworking ideals with our family-owned and operated winery dedicated to high-quality wines.
Established in 2000, Housleys Century Oak Winery has quickly made a name for itself with our family approach to award-winning wines at affordable prices. We have been fortunate enough to garner scores as high as 96, 95 and 94 points from respected competitions around the country and been awarded more than 200 medals overall, many of them gold.
Pairing Suggestions
Beef, Lamb, Game, Poultry
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