![]() ![]() Pey also selected ideal sites throughout other Napa Valley AVAs to be able to showcase not only textbook, classically-made cabernets, but merlots, sauvignon blancs, and chardonnays as well. His Oakville vineyards include two preeminent sites for cabernet sauvignon: Holmes Vineyard, at the foot of the Mayacamas Mountains, and Vyborny Vineyard, that which abuts grapes destined to be Screaming Eagle. It’s no surprise that TEXTBOOK’s first vintage in 2004 was already showcasing exceptional qualities in the hands of Pey, a wine-industry veteran who had decades of experience forging relationships with top Napa Valley growers. Other notable vineyard neighbors include Dalla Valle, Rudd Estate, Opus One, and Harlan Estate. To put that price in context, one of Pey’s Oakville vineyard neighbors is none other than Screaming Eagle, whose cult cabs routinely command prices in the 4- and 5-figures, depending on vintage. Pey’s Napa Valley cabernets may be “textbook” for the region in terms of taste and texture, but in several other ways they are anything but: his winemaking approach results in wines averaging a relatively moderate ABV of around 13.3%, (Napa is famed for being able to push the cabernet octane to as high as 16%,) utilizing French, rather than American oak for barrel aging, and also maintaining a price point of under $33 per bottle. ![]() A winemaker as well, “Sue said to me, ‘It’s classic Oakville cabernet sauvignon it’s ‘textbook.’” ![]() Jonathan Pey’s decision to call his Napa Valley winery TEXTBOOK began with a comment made by his late wife, Sue, upon tasting their first vintage of Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon straight out of the barrel: “It was dense, complex, aromatic, and textured,” he explained, everything top quality Oakville cabernets are renowned for. ![]()
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