A. Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley Terrace Select (1998)
| Winery: | A. Rafanelli |
| Region: | USA » California » Sonoma County » Dry Creek Valley |
| Varietal: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Type: | Table Wines |
A. Rafanelli
The Rafanelli family is now in its fourth generation of growing grapes and making wine in the Dry Creek Valley. Our winery is small and family operated. Our focus has always been on quality over quantity.
At A. Rafanelli Winery, we work hard at maintaining a tradition of producing premium grapes and handcrafting world class wines. We believe that the wines are first made in the vineyard and then achieve their maximum potential through traditional winemaking practices such as open top fermentation and non-filtration.
Our quaint and rustic winery sits on a knoll overlooking the scenic Dry Creek Valley and is surrounded by some of our terraced hillside vineyards. The winery consistently specializes in some of the finest Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot.
Our wines are not available in any retail outlets, they can only be purchased at the winery.
– Description from
Marcus
We first met the 1998 Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon at Chez Panisse in Berkeley. It was in the days when it wasn't available in wine shops, you had to be a food establishment to buy their wine without going directly to their door. It was also in the day...
Popular wines by A. Rafanelli
A. Rafanelli
Find local availability for these wines:Submit
-
A. Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley Terrace Select
Avg. Price $161.65 -
A. Rafanelli Dry Creek Sonoma Cabernet/Blends
Snoothrank:
Avg. Price $106.65 -
A Rafanelli Cabernet Dry Creek Valley Sonoma County
Avg. Price $67.99 -
A. Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley
Avg. Price $59.99 -
A. Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley
Snoothrank: Avg. Price $206.65 -
A. Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley
Avg. Price $106.65
Varietals Produced by A. Rafanelli View all
-
Cabernet Sauvignon
“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
-
Zinfandel
Parentage of the grape: Crljenak to Austria to America. In the 1970s, claims surfaced that the Italian Primitivo is l...
-
Merlot
The Occitanian word “merlot” translates to “young blackbird.” An accurate description for this popular, early-budding...
People getting updates on A. Rafanelli Winery
sirdups
Kristenmd
Page 1 of 7
A. Rafanelli on Snooth-
April 2016
Al, some old school winemakers do it right and treat Zinfandel like it should be treated. Doug Nalle (Nalle), Joel Peterson (Ravenswood), Burt Williams (Williams-Selyem), Americo and David Rafanelli (A. Rafanelli), Paul Draper (Ridge Vineyards) etc know how to make wines of great purity and balance that age gracefully. The secondary characteris... Read More
-
December 2015
Thanks again for all the comments. I've updated the itinerary for comments. May be a little too packed with stuff, but it's hard to decide what to leave out. Only thing I'm unsure about on the Napa day is whether to replace Mending Wall with something else in the vicinity. I like the fact that it's an opportunity to see a winery with some bu... Read More
-
December 2015
CY, welcome to Snooth! We are also on the East Coast but have made quite a few trips to CA wine country over the years with an emphasis on the Northern Sonoma and especially the Russian River area so I'll let the others talk to Napa (although I will 2nd the advice to search out Robin Akhurst). Here are a few of my favorites:Scherrer (need to mak... Read More
-
December 2015
HI. Thanks for the response. I was planning on trying to make ... ... consider. Healdsburg:A RafanelliPapapietro Perry WineryKokomo WineryDry Creek VineyardMurphy-Goode WineryRed Car Wine CompanyBanshee WinesPortalupi WineThumbprint CellarsSkewis WinesKobler Estate WineryLa Crema Tasting RoomRamazzotti WinesSeghesio Family VineyardsRidge Vi... Read More
-
December 2015
Hi everyone. This is my first post on the boards. My wife and I are doing a long weekend in Healdsburg (Jan 15-17) and Yountville (Jan 17-19) over MLK weekend and were looking for some recommendations on wineries to visit. We tend to like more full bodied red wines, but are open to other wines as well. We are from New York and want to focus o... Read More
-
June 2014
I was wondering what sort of new topic I could start that would pair nicely with my previous posting 'Weekday Wines'; well here it is - Weekend Wines. Sometimes I just have to stop and take a minute to pat myself on the back for my quick wit but alas, this isn't one of those times. Anyway, why not talk about wines we enjoy on weekends? These ... Read More
-
May 2014
OK, feeling much better since our experience with the corked Adrian Fog. This cab from Rafanelli brought back some cool memories of our tasting with one of the daughters (Stacy) and then a great conversation afterward with her father about grape growing, wine making and those damn coyotes. This '06 cab is wonderful, lush, fresh and fruity with... Read More
-
May 2014
A. Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Creek Valley 2006
Snoothrank:
I was very concerned when I opened this and the cork split halfway - usually a very bad sign. Poured through the vinturi with the strainer and let breathe for a short period. Well, dodged the bullet, this is phenomenal cab with lots of layers, plenty of dark red fruit, black cherry, ripe plum, very nice acidity and fine grained tannins. Very h... Read More
-
September 2013
We were lucky enough to attend the sold-out Project Zin fundraiser for the Downs Syndrome Association of the North Bay last night in Healdsburg, CA. Clay Mauritson of Mauritson Family Wines/Rockpile Wines and Charlie Palmer of Dry Creek Kitchen (and about half a dozen other acclaimed restaurants) sponsor this event. Between their respective ma... Read More
-
August 2013
We were lucky enough to attend the sold-out Project Zin fundraiser for the Downs Syndrome Association of the North Bay last night in Healdsburg, CA. Clay Mauritson of Mauritson Family Wines/Rockpile Wines and Charlie Palmer of Dry Creek Kitchen (and about half a dozen other acclaimed restaurants) sponsor this event. Between their respective ma... Read More
-
Sep 27, 2009
Description added for this page.
Page modification by 37434
-
Sep 27, 2009
New image uploaded to this page.
Page modification by 37434
Best Wine Deals
-
$29.9917% off
Luca Pinot Noir 2008 -
$25.9921% off
Pieropan Calvarino Soave Classico 2009
Community Activity
-
Red Diamond Cabernet Sauvignon (2013)Wishlisted
10:38PM 9/28/16 -
Wine cooler unplugged by installerReplied
10:13PM 9/28/16 -
What have you bought lately?Replied
09:04PM 9/28/16 -
Weekday Wines - Post Pictures of your SelectionsReplied
03:43PM 9/28/16 -
Red wine causing leg cramps??Replied
03:03PM 9/28/16 -
Whatcha drinking tonight?Replied
01:38PM 9/28/16 -
Mira Vos Mendoza Malbec (2014)Reviewed
09:07AM 9/28/16 -
Haywood Estate Primitivo (2009)Reviewed
09:00AM 9/28/16 -
Jen Pfeiffer Rebel Tempranillo (2015)Reviewed
08:56AM 9/28/16 -
Cycle Minkov Brothers Viognier (2009)Wishlisted
07:26AM 9/28/16
Recent Forum PostsView all
-
Wine cooler unplugged by installer
Hi, Just had some insulation put in our walls and the...
-
What have you bought lately?
Perhaps we could use a place to share recent purchases... Here...
-
Weekday Wines - Post Pictures of your Selections
Hey everyone, what are some of your favorite 'everyday' or...
-
Red wine causing leg cramps??
Does anyone else get night-time leg/thigh/foot cramps after drinking...
Stay Connected
Get our free newsletter
SubmitSnooth Newsletters