Keever Vineyards, Napa

Case 2014 Keever Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

www.keevervineyards.com

Keever Vineyards is a small family owned and operated winery in Yountville, in the Napa Valley. And when they say family owned and operated, they mean it.

On any given day there are between two and four Keevers on site. Despite recently turning 70, Dad – Bill Keever – drags barrels out of the cave, works with the vineyard manager, and drives the forklift. When he is not getting his hands dirty, he is also their Chief Executive Officer and General Manager.

Mom – Olga Keever – runs the office, works with distributors, and ensures all  compliance obligations are met. She does tours and tastings to boot.

Daughter Ashley is Hospitality Manager and Accounts Payable. She puts the fun into Keever’s tours and tastings and ensures that guests at Keever Vineyards feel like members of the family.

Son Jason specializes in production. Winemaker Celia Welch calls the shots, and Jason makes sure everything gets done in a manner that ensures the highest quality and that no details, however small, are overlooked.

On July 14th of 2006, Keever Vineyards celebrated the completion of the winery with an open-house party for family and friends. Since then, visitors have been coming to the winery to sample the incredible wines and to experience a private tour of the winery and cave and the beautiful site.

There were only 1,013 cases produced of the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is 95.7% Cab Sauv, 2.4% Malbec, 1.9% Petit Verdot. Bright purple aromas of boysenberry, mulberry, and warm summer briars invite a closer look at this fully ripe Cabernet.  Plush and satiny at entry, the purple fruit flavors are enveloped in mocha, vanilla and warm spice tones.