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| 2003 cabernet sauvignon edge
90 points - "A new negociant project from Ray Signorello; gorgeous berry and plum fruit with generous, ripe flavors and modern style; a steal." - Blue Reviews, December 2007
"Ray Signorello Jr. is the kind of man who can get things done. And with all he's got on his plate these days, he'd better be. First, there's Signorello Vineyards, which Ray took over when his dad, Ray Sr., died in 1998. In the mid seventies, Ray Sr. purchased 100 acres of prime Silverado Trail land with the idea of selling grapes. In the plentiful 1985 vintage they had so much fruit they couldn't sell it all. So just like that, the Signorellos went into the winemaking business. Twenty years later, Ray Jr. is still at it, dividing his time between homes in Vancouver , San Francisco , and Napa . With Pierre Birebent, Ray makes all the wine by the “vigneron” method employed in Burgundy . In this tradition, which we might call “winegrowing” here, the winemaker takes part in every step of the process—from grape selection (hand sorted three times) to fermentation (native yeasts) to bottling. “We don't use any consultants,” says Ray; “everything is done in-house. The right way. The old way— where it's the vineyards and the owner's philosophy that leads us."
On top of his work at Signorello, Ray has started a side project called Edge Wines with three of his boyhood friends. Meant to be a premium Napa Valley Cab at a far from premium price, the luscious 2003 Edge Cabernet Sauvignon ($20, 90 points) accomplishes precisely that. Add to that Ray's California Cult Classics project— a private club in which members can make wine in Vancouver (and, soon, other cities) with optimal Napa Valley fruit—and you can see just how full his plate is. But Ray Jr.'s just the kind of guy who can get it all done." - Blue Reviews
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