Tom Eddy Cabernet Sauvignon Elodian 750 ML

A good, rich wine, with concentrated flavors of blackberries, currants, black cherries, dark chocolate and sweet caramelized oak. Feels lush and soft through the finish.\n \n Producer Information\n Tom Eddy Wines was founded in 1991 by Tom Eddy, owner and winemaker. He is a graduate of UC Davis in 1974 with degree in Oenology (conveniently his family was already living in the town of Davis after moving up from the Long Beach area to escape the smog and traffic). Right after college he worked at Heublein, a large alcohol beverage company founded in 1862 but which dissolved in 1998. Over the years Tom worked at several well-known Napa wineries including Christian Brothers (the old Christian Brothers building is now home to the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena) and Inglenook Estate. Along with wine making he would often travel throughout California looking for high quality vineyards that could be sourced by Napa wineries. He has also consulted for wineries in other states and even as far away as Venezuela. His philosophy of looking for the best vineyard sources regardless of location has carried through to his own business. As a result, over the years Tom Eddy wines have come from a number of sources, from California to Oregon and New Zealand. As of our latest update to this review he sources the majority of grapes for the Tom Eddy wines from non-estate sites with the exception being the Cabernet Sauvignon from their tiny 1-acre vineyard on site. This vineyard block is named Kerry’s Vineyard after his wife Kerry, a sommelier by training. This vineyard is one of the most northernmost vineyards in Napa County, even slightly further north than Storybook Mountain Winery. And with a cave used for production, this is Napa Valley’s northernmost winery.