Wines
- Sausal Zinfandel “Century Vines” 2009
- Sausal Zinfandel “Family” 2008
- Sausal Zinfandel Private Reserve 1993
The owners of Silver Oak Cellars are buying Sausal Winery, a small Sonoma County producer that specializes in Zinfandel. The sale includes the winery, the Sausal brand and a 113-acre property planted to 75 acres of vines. The sale price was not disclosed.
Silver Oak CEO David Duncan, whose family owns the winery, said the goal of the purchase was to provide the winery with new sources of Cabernet Sauvignon. The Sausal property is located in Alexander Valley, about a half-mile south of Silver Oak’s 80-acre Miraval Vineyard, a key source for Silver Oak’s popular Alexander Valley Cabernet. “We think this is an equally or possibly even a better site to grow Cabernet long term, so we were excited about the site and the opportunity,” he said.
What will happen to the Sausal brand has yet to be determined. Sausal’s founders, the Demostene family, mainly focused on Zinfandel and the winery consistently turned out good values. The property includes some of the oldest Zinfandel vineyards in Sonoma, with histories that can be traced back nearly 130 years. Duncan said the Sausal tasting room and wine club will remain open for now.