Vineyard. Mountain. Ocean.
Scattered Peaks is an elevated spin on Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon carefully curated and elegantly crafted by wine industry icon, Derek Benham and legendary Napa Valley Winemaker, Joel Aiken.
Leveraging their deep passion for – and long history within – the California wine industry, Derek and Joel curate superior fruit from coveted regions throughout Napa Valley. Their plunder is then aged in carefully curated oak barrels and artfully blended to achieve the high levels of quality and experience.
Scattered Peaks is a creative marriage of Derek’s greatest loves: surfing, skiing and wine. A powerful triple-entendre, the term ‘Scattered Peaks’ refers to a surfing condition when waves approaching the shore split, creating different wave peaks. Secondly, the term signifies the many snowy peaks around the world that Benham has conquered with unmatched enthusiasm. Finally, ‘Scattered Peaks’ refers to our vineyards dotted across the world-renowned Napa Valley.
The 2018 Scattered Peaks Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon vintage is the best yet. It has intense black and red fruit aromas bolstered by hints of anise. On the palate, opulent and brooding fruit flavors of black cherry and cassis mingle with essence of black licorice and violets as well as dark cocoa notes. Fine and velvety tannins and a touch of vanilla support the long, lingering finish of this classic Napa Valley Cabernet.
Tasting Notes
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, CA
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Scattered Peaks is distributed throughout the USA. Whether it's being served by the glass at your favorite restaurant, or sold by the bottle at your wine shop of choice.
Derek was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, a gritty little place at the southern end of the great San Joaquin Valley best known for its Kern County crude and country western music. During the hot summers, Derek worked in the fields pulling weeds, picking potatoes, trellising grapes while listening to Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. It was God awful work, but it shaped him for the long haul and planted the seed of his love of wine. After studying at UC Berkeley, Derek sold wine, became a winery general manager, and then went out on his own, starting his own successful venture in Sonoma County, California.
Joel hails from Fresno, California and like Derek, was raised in ag land. By the time he was 10, he had a healthy appreciation for agriculture: young Joel would load up an old wooden wagon with peaches from the family farm and hawk alongside the highway for cash. When it came time to leave for college, Joel’s mother suggested UC Davis and thank Bacchus she did! Soon after graduation, Joel was hired by Beaulieu Vineyards, the youngest winemaker in company history. Truly a Cabernet maven, Joel has worked with over 50 vineyards in the Napa Valley – this man knows his Cab!