Steven Kent Cabernets Continue to Score

LIVERMORE, Calif., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Steven Kent Winery continues to cement its reputation as one of California's most accomplished Cabernet producers with yet another run of impressive scores for its wines. And, in the process, SKW is helping reestablish the storied history of the Livermore Valley wine-growing region. Over just the past two vintages alone, the winery has garnered eight different scores of "Ninety Points" or more from influential reviewers Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator, and Connoisseurs' Guide. The first release from the 2008 vintage to be reviewed, the Steven Kent "Clone 337" Cabernet Sauvignon, received an "Excellent" rating of "92 Points" from Enthusiast. This continues the strong track record of praise accorded the stellar 2007 vintage wines, with seven different releases all garnering ninety points or more.

Steven Kent Mirassou comments: "We started with one mission: to grow Cabernets here that rival in quality those made anywhere in the world. We have worked hard to learn our sites, to learn how our fruit best expresses itself from those sites. These recent accolades are gratifying, as they show our peers are taking notice of our efforts."

The current 2007 Steven Kent portfolio has proven truly exceptional: in the winery's "Premier Cabernet Collection," the '07 "Clone 4" release scored "95 Points" in Wine Enthusiast Magazine; the "Clone 337" bottling received "92 Points," and the "Clone 30" checked-in at "90 Points."

Steven Kent's "Single Vineyard Series" received the same level of approval: the 2007 "Ghielmetti Vineyard" Cabernet Sauvignon garnered "93 Points" and a "Cellar Selection" designation from Wine Enthusiast; the "Home Ranch" Cabernet received "92 Points" in W.E. and the limited "Smith Ranch" bottling "91 Points" from Connoisseurs' Guide.

This impressive run was capped by the winery's first-ever "Lineage" release -- Steven Kent's ultimate Bordeaux-style blend, which received "94 points" from Wine Enthusiast and was called "one of the best wines ever from Livermore Valley" by James Laube at Wine Spectator.

The Steven Kent Winery is located in the historic, world-class Livermore Valley appellation. Owner / winemaker Steven Kent Mirassou, sixth-generation of America's oldest winemaking family, specializes in crafting small lot wines based on Cabernet Sauvignon and the Bordeaux varietals -- conscientiously farmed on the Ghielmetti Vineyard and the winery's own estate blocks. SKW also produces Lineage™, a very limited, signature "Bordeaux-style" blend. The winery's visitor center is open daily; its online home is http://www.stevenkent.com.

Contact: Tracey Hoff, 925.243.6445, [email protected]

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SOURCE Steven Kent Winery