The 2021 Amulet Cabernet Napa AE 2021 easily delivers on the $80 regular retail price, and at these prices is a heck of adeal. If the fruit comes from where we think it does, it would normally be in a $200 bottle. All they say... Read More
Vinous says this is “positively stellar” and we agree! From old vine sites like Bedrock, Lazy Dog, Monte Rosso and Montecillo, this pairs terrific concentration and fruit with outstanding energy and freshness. As Wine... Read More
Natural winemaker Chris Brockway and importer Tim Elenteny created Brea to bring low-intervention winemaking to traditional Cabernet grapes, making something authentic (but not weird!). They crush it with this Cabernet from a... 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
A big, bold, super-rich, Cab that's very fun to drink. As Wine Advocate says in the 92 point review, The Crane Assembly's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Disciples is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from an unnamed vineyard in Saint Helena... Read More
Randy Dunn makes timeless, nearly ageless, benchmark Howell Mountain Cabernet. Here he's showing off his skill and style in a more open, ready to love now, way. It's 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Cabernet Franc done in... Read More
From one of the best Cabernet sites in Happy Canyon, inland of Santa Barbara, this 2019 leans into a prettier style of California Cab. As Vinous says in the 92 point review, a very pretty wine from this well-known site in Happy... 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
Robin Lail grew up in the vines at Inglenook where her dad, John Daniels, created benchmark Cabernet through the mid-1960s. This honors his contributions in a grand wine of excellent intensity and depth. As Wine Advocate says... Read More
A fun contrast to the Meyers Spitfire, this is also from Oakville but done entirely in French oak (60% new). A lovely sense of spice and wild herb here. As Wine Enthusiast says in the 93 point review, “Delicious red and... Read More
The Gallo family resurrected this old Monte Rosso estate, first built in 1886 and then closed during Prohibition. The wines today take advantage of Monte Rosso’s elevation to escape the morning fog that can make Sonoma Cabernet... Read More
Philip Togni makes some of the most age-worthy and classic wines in all of Napa Valley from their estate vines at 2,000 feet on Spring Mountain. The Tanbark Hill bottling delivers Togni’s class and style in a more approachable... 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
The McBride Cabernet style is to pick earlier than most to lock in freshness and vibrancy to go with Napa's characteristic big fruit. And in 2020, that meant this St Helena site's grapes were safely in the winery when... Read More
Yes, really. Classic, very high-quality, robust, Howell Mountain Cabernet at this price (vs. the $100+ usually). How? Neil Koch used his job as a Napa grape/wine broker to build great relationships with some of Napa’s top... Read More
The guys behind The Dude do it again, this time with a very well-crafted Cabernet from Stags Leap that sells for a LOT less than you'd expect once you taste it. The signature plushness and richness of Stags Leap is here along... Read More
If you're looking for elegance and finesse, look elsewhere. This is always a bold wine and never more than in the rich, fruit-forward, 2022 vintage. Vinous describes it well, The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is bold,... Read More
Before the 2019 growing season, friends of Jen Williams and Mark Porembski recommended them to the owners of Rafael Vineyard – a super-steep site on the western side of Oak Knoll running up the Mayacamas Mountains’... Read More
This always a winning value in high-end, handcrafted, tiny-production, Napa Cab. And in 2022, it’s delicious right now! For the first time this bottling includes a little bit of Howell Mountain fruit to go with five other... Read More
Two names for the books are Jennifer Williams and Mark Porembski, the winemaking team at Zeitgeist Cellars. Both have plenty of experience in California and plenty of global experience in the wine industry. There must be something... Read More
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