Patent Wines

2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll District AVA, Napa Valley, CA
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Winemaker's Tasting Notes

After almost 2 years in barrel, this wine has a rich garnet color, and classic Cabernet aromas with leather, cocoa, cherry and spice. With touches of chestnut and nutmeg, it comes off clean. Consistent with flavors that continue the aromatics with ample tannin and body to age beyond the next decade, but delightful now with anything barbequed and rick after decanting to add oxygen to allow it to open up. An authentic hand produced, fruit driven Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Composition

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Production
550 cases
Aging Potential
Enjoy now through 2040
Accolades

92 Points– Wine Spectator

92 Points–Wine Enthusiats

92 Points– Tasting Panel Magazine

Gold Medal– 2023 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition


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Winemaker Tom Rinaldi

winemaker Tom Rinaldi smiling in a winery while holding two bottles of wine
Raised in San Francisco, Tom made frequent trips to Napa on his motorcycle, buying wines directly from the wineries of the day. After four years in the Navy, Tom enrolled at UC Davis along with notable classmates Mike Martini, Tim Mondavi, Randy Dunn, and Bob Levy.

Tom’s career began at Freemark Abbey, an experience he calls “a great job, and a great honor.” In 1978, Tom became the founding winemaker at Duckhorn Vineyards. After 22 vintages of creating some of Napa’s most celebrated wines, Tom continued to build many wineries from the ground up, notably Pellet Estate, Provenance Vineyards and Hewitt . Tom’s 2010 Hewitt Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon was named to the Wine Spectator’s Top 10 in the world for 2013, and the #1 Wine in California. Rinaldi’s 45+ years of Napa Valley wine experience enables him to produce wines that showcase his masterful blend of traditional French techniques with ultra-high premium fruit.

Tom leads all winemaking strategies and cellar responsibilities, vineyard selections and crop management, and masterfully assembles all final blends – bringing his art, science, and nature together in harmony and balance.

Always the avid learner, Tom loves everything from anticipating the vineyards’ seasons to experimenting with new methodologies and technologies, always open to innovative practices alongside traditional methods. Tom resides with his wife and daughter in St. Helena, where you will either find him in the vineyard, the cellar, or riding his bike throughout the Napa Valley.

About the Winery
Patent Wines
Started by legendary winemaker Tom Rinaldi and Eric Risch, Patent Wines is derived from over 45 harvests and lengthy experience and know-how, paired with Bordeaux best practices.
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