2019 Patria Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Oakville Ranch’ Napa Valley

VIN95-98 The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Ranch is a stunning wine. Dark, virile and imposing, the 2019 packs so much energy and complexity into its mid-weight frame. Generous dollops of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot add layers of dimension. The 2019 is hugely promising. I can’t wait to taste it from bottle next year.
WA94-96 The 2019 Oakville Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it comes skipping out of the glass with bright, cheery scents of blackcurrant jelly, kirsch and wild blueberries, followed by nuances of fragrant earth, pencil lead and lavender. The full-bodied palate has a firm, grainy texture and bags of freshness supporting the generous fruit, finishing long with mineral and earth sparks. 590 cases are due to be made.

For the better part of the last 20 years Anthony Biagi has been crafting wines in Napa Valley for Paraduxx, Neal Family Vineyards, PlumpJack, and Cade Wineries and currently for Hourglass, Sinegal Estate, and Amici. Following his parent’s sage advice “Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life,” he finds himself extremely fortunate that he has been able to do what he loves from the day he graduated from college. Following a dream he set decades ago, Anthony founded Patria (homeland) in 2013.

Patria (meaning one’s native country or homeland) is the newest project made by Tony Biagi and his own, paying homage to Tony’s background as a California native.  Coming from the Oakville Ranch property that sits just south of Dalla Valle Vineyards and Peter Michael’s Au Paradis Vineyard on the eastern bench of Oakville.

Perched at 1,400 feet, in the eastern hills of Napa valley, Oakville Ranch may be the highest vineyard in the Oakville Appellation. Purchased in the mid 1980s by Robert and Mary Miner, and farmed organically by vineyard guru Phil Coturri, this 330 acre estate is home to 75 acres of vines planted in its rocky volcanic soils.