A delicious, fruit-forward, Cabernet with plenty of rich texture, a dash of chocolate, and fine tannins lifting a smoke, tobacco and black fruit finish. Excellent value.
Probably one of the finest value Cabs in the shop right now, this straight-ahead blend of mainly Cab plus dollops of Malbec and Merlot and a few drops of Muscat Canelli and Riesling really over-delivers. Dark chocolate, black... Read More
A big, deep, California Cabernet that’s loaded with blue/black fruit but still stays fresh and easy. A great Napa-Cab-like alternative for warmer weather cookouts (although plenty gutsy enough for winter, too).
Here's a terrific bottle of Cabernet at a striking value price. It's mostly from The Cliffs Vineyard on the Columbia River in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA with around 10% fruit from Ancient Lakes. With 2% Petit Verdot and... Read More
A great example of Washington state value here from an excellent family-owned winery. Built of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot sourced from across the Columbia Valley and aged 17 months in 100% new French oak. Feels... Read More
Winemaker Neil Koch has worked with superstar Philippe Melka at benchmark Napa Cab houses like Seavey Vineyards, Bryant Family and Vineyard 29 and helped make the bold whites and Chardonnays of Lewis Cellars as assistant winemaker... Read More
Made by multiple 100 point Cab winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown, this is a big, bold, wine that will benefit from a little time in glass or decanter or cellar to really show its class. As Vinous said a few years ago, “The Caterwaul... Read More
Rarity of rarities, a really good Pauillac at a very attractive price. From the gravel and clay soils of Bordeaux’s most famous commune, this is a 50/50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot aged in tank and French oak.... Read More
An old (19th Century) estate in Bordeaux’s Entre Deux Mers region tries something a bit new with real success! Instead of the traditional Merlot/Cabernet blend, here owner Yves Glotin explores Bordeaux’s two most important... Read More
Can’t tell you which vineyards contributed grapes, how they were farmed, exactly how much Cabernet is in the bottle (although, by law, it’s at least 75%), what kind of fermentation yeast were used or how it was aged... Read More
Stags Leap is the smallest AVA in Napa but has loomed large in wine-lovers’ minds ever since Warren Winiarski’s Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 1973 shocked the wine world by beating out the best of Bordeaux... Read More
Since the otherwise accurate review, this has developed a lovely depth of texture, edging up on velvet, to complement the dark fruit, spicy oak and cocoa powder flavors. Finishes smooth and fun. Great value!
This Napa/Sonoma specialist has extended their reach into Mendocino to craft a rich and fleshy, good-value, Cabernet that just happens to be organic, too! It's 100% Cabernet Sauvignon picked ripe and aged in used... Read More
An utterly delicious, velvety, and highly drinkable Cabernet from one of Washington's most important regions, Red Mountain. It's 100% Cabernet from 55 different blocks on the mountain with onliy 21% new oak - just enough... Read More
Powerful enough to benefit from a decant today, this is Napa steak wine par excellence. Deep red currant and raspberry fruit with hints of violets, mocha and smoke, it unfurls in the glass nicely and has the firm grip to match... Read More
Truth be told, “Mendocino” and “Cabernet Sauvignon” haven’t always gone together so well. But here a touch of climate change helps carefully selected vineyards – a bit inland and on well-drained,... Read More
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from sites across Paso Robles with 10 months in French oak delivers a wine of excellent plushness and flesh. Dark cherry and blackcurrant fruit get a nice pop from the juicy texture and dollops of dark... Read More
Jayson Pahlmeyer has created a suite of wines that deliver just what Napa fans want to drink - wines of amplitude, intensity, ripeness and - most of all - terrifically velvety mouthfeel. The 2019 Jayson Cab delivers the house... Read More
Powerful, deep, and cellar-worthy, this 97% Cabernet, 2% Merlot, 1% Cab Franc is from one of Washington's most elite vineyards, the slopes of Red Mountain. Just 10 barrels were selected after aging 23 months in 90% new French... Read More
Whenever he faced a big challenge, McPrice Myers dad always said, 'Sometimes you have to grab the bull by the horns. And, as Myers says, there's no bigger challenge than answering the question, How do you make great Cabernet... Read More
Full, fleshy and easygoing, this is lovely all-purpose cookout and party Cabernet at a great value price. Big aromas of currant, black cherry and raspberry fruit with gentle oaky accents of vanilla and spice. Round and full in... Read More
Poppy Cabernet Paso Robles has been a customer favorite in the great value California Cab segment for years. And every time we pit it against a more expensive Cabernet in a blind tasting (one where tasters don’t know which... Read More
Like most great wines, the secret to Quilceda Creek Cabernet’s 40+ year track record of greatness lies not in the winery, but in the vineyards. And mainly in the site that’s made up the backbone of this wine for 30... Read More
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