College of American Pathologists Foundation – College of American Pathologists Foundation Online Auction
Auction Ends: Sep 13, 2005 04:00 PM EDT

Wine

Wine: Vertical Rafanelli Wines -- a real collector's item!

Wine: Vertical Rafanelli Wines -- a real collector's item!

Item Number
304
Estimated Value
300 USD
Sold
295 USD to cscribner
Number of Bids
19  -  Bid History

Item Description

Rafanelli premium wines are sold only through a limited mailing list.

Now in their 4th generation of growing grapes and making wine in the Dry Creek Valley, the winery is small and family operated. Their focus has always been on quality over quantity.

Three rare, hard to find bottles:

#1 Cabernet Sauvignon 1989 Dry Creek
Pleasantly earthy and tightly focused on a beam of black cherry and currant that's rich, deep and complex, finishing with firm, integrated tannins. Aging very well.

#2 Cabernet Sauvignon 1990 Dry Creek
Intense, spicy and elegant, a lavish wine that stays reined in, showing plenty of appealing berry, currant and nutmeg aromas and flavors, and hinting at vanilla bean and coffee on the finish.

#3 Cabernet Sauvignon 1991 Dry Creek
Firm and intense, with ripe, juicy Cabernet fruit that echoes currant, black cherry and spicy oak flavors. It comes across as a bit rustic and chunky, but this doesn't shortchange you on rich, deep flavors.

Item Special Note

Wines will not be shipped during hot summer temperatures. Shipping may occur in mid-Sept.
Shipping costs are the responsibility of the highest bidder. Only domestic sales and credit card payments will be accepted. Payment is to the CAP Foundation. Winning bidders may pick up Item(s) Tues. (Sept 13) from 5:00pm to 6:00pm CT or Wed (Sept 14) 8:30am to 10:00am at the CAP'05 Registration area. Items not picked up will be mailed to the winning bidder with shipping costs added to the winning auction bid total and charged to the bidder's credit card.

Donated By:

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Savage