When Paul Hobbs set out to create a value-priced stable of wines to balance out his high-priced estate and single-vineyard offerings, he approached the project with the same single-minded intensity and meticulousness that have made the Hobbs label one of...
Our search for Napa Valley Cabernets at good prices has taken us down yet another enticing rabbit hole. This time we popped out at the doorstep of Master Sommelier Ian Cauble who you might remember for his featured roles in the Somm and Into the...
Winemaker Notes
This Cabernet truly defines the best of Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon. With a deep garnet color and luscious viscosity aromas of dark chocolate, ground coffee and fresh leather. On the palate, intense dark fruit, sweet vanilla, black...
A new everyday option from the folks at Austin Hope!
True to Paso Robles’ signature style, this fruit-forward Cabernet Sauvignon has enticing aromas of dark fruit, fresh vanilla bean, and hints of coffee. On the palette, the dark brooding...
Ermisch Cellars, located in Bend, Oregon, is just the sort of winery we love to feature. It’s a family-run enterprise started in 2001 by Kirk Ermisch, with daughter Hannah, a trained winemaker and sommelier, currently taking over more and...
NOSE: Pure and powerful, this wine opens with fresh blueberries, blackberry pie and cassis. ˜e endless dark fruit is complemented by a range of baking spices: vanilla at first, but also clove and cinnamon.PALATE: The first sip instantly reveals the...
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2021 Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles NEW VINTAGE!
Big boned but nicely balanced, lovers of full-throttle Cabs will dig Austin Hope!
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79% Cabernet, 9% Petite Verdot, 8% Malbec and 4% Merlot My relationship with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is, frankly, complicated. We had a torrid romance once; back when...
Prima Note :In honor of Brandon leading a group of PRIMA customers to Mendoza next February (now is the time to sign up, folks) and, in honor of Women in Wine month, we give you Susana Balbo’s absolutely delicious, ultra-dark and savory Cabernet...
This wine exudes elegance and inner beauty. The seamless texture has enough weight to speak of its mountaintop origin but is more about creamy, silky, enveloping pleasure with not a single component out of place. The comforting flavors of black...
Let’s finish our tour of the Southern Hemisphere in South Australia. Kilikanoon is located in the town of Penwortham, situated in the rolling hills of the Clare Valley, just a two-hour drive north through the much warmer Barossa Valley from...
"A true benchmark, the Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon every year is a glorious rendering of the flavors and textures that have made Napa Valley the epicenter of American winemaking. Ultra-classic notes of cassis and blackberry are the...
2019 Torres Secret del Priorat, DOQ Priorat
Secret del Priorat reveals the idiosyncrasies of each variety and each parcel in a combination of our vineyards and those of small winegrowers, located at different altitudes and sites across the...
In the glass, a spice box awakens the olfactory senses followed by sandalwood, lightly toasted oak barrels, a slice of warm brioche, and violets. The acidity and tannins work harmoniously together to deliver a clean and smooth texture on the palate with...
Man, I love Graves like this- its minerality and finesse are truly impressive. I try and buy this every vintage. Made from equal proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit...
Prima Note: The annals of wine geekdom are filled with tales of how this wine has shocked sommeliers and Cabernet Sauvignon lovers over the years in blind tastings by, almost routinely, besting the world’s biggest benchmarks...
As anyone who has made the trek south to the Central Coast recently can tell you, there’s a whole lot more than cowboys and high-test Zinfandel going on in Paso Robles these days! In fact, the days when your visits to Paso wine country would...
There are blue chips and there are blue chips and you could argue that this benchmark Cabernet is the bluest of Napa Valley’s bluest! My father-in-law shared his last bottle of 1968 ‘BV George’ with us in 1998 and it was...
Winery Notes
Iron Corral Cabernet Sauvignon is named for our Iron Corral Vineyard and is our first new estate wine in 20 years. The ideal balance of Mountain and Valley Floor Estates, this wine delivers beautiful, full fruit retention, enhanced by the...
The 2019 Tether Cabernet Sauvignon bursts from the glass with abundant aromas of black currant liqueur, huckleberry compote and blueberry pie. The gorgeous dark fruit core is complemented by layers of volcanic rock, spring flowers, mocha, spice and...
The Petit is blended from around 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and a similar amount of Merlot (a portion of which dates from the 1850s) and the rest old vine Cabernet Franc and an ancient clone of Petit Verdot; it’s a gorgeously glossy red whose glorious...
PRIMA Notes: Aged in French oak barrels, as opposed to the American oak that remains the stylistic signature of both Silver Oak Cabs, it was to be an elegant, rather Bordeaux-leaning wine that also would preserve the essential character- the Napa...
2018 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley Regular Price $72, Insiders Special $59.99 with shipping included on 6 bottles or more
One of the leitmotivs at PRIMA these past few years has been reaffirming our...
Wine Advocate: 94 Points The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley, blended with 3% Petit Verdot, has a deep ruby-purple color and alluring aromas of black cherries, blueberries, thyme, aniseed and violet with touches of tobacco leaves and cedar. The...
“Summer and fall were so cool in 2019 that we picked fully two weeks later than we usually do, the perfect setup for a great vintage. Those cool days allowed long hangtime, resulting in complex, intense flavors, and the cold nights promoted inky...
Wine Enthusiast: Firm and dry, this is a powerful wine dominated by tannins. However, intense black-fruit flavors are going to give the wine richness and density as it develops. Drink from 2021. 91 points
The winery says: "The 2018 Alexander Valley Cabernet is composed of 94.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4.2% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc. The final blend was aged for 24 months in American oak barrels from our cooperage. The 2018 Silver Oak Alexander Valley...
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PRIMA Notes: Called Maverick Ranches, the debut 2020 is an enticingly gulp-able blend of lusciously ripe Cabernet Sauvignon and darker, sterner Petite Verdot (22% of...
Considered to be one of the most beautiful and iconic wine estates in the world, visiting Klein-Constantia is more akin to a pilgrimage than just another tasting room visit. This is, after all, home to the famous Vin de Constance, one of the...
Winemaker Notes
This Cabernet truly defines the best of Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon. With a deep garnet color and luscious viscosity aromas of dark chocolate, ground coffee and fresh leather. On the palate, intense dark fruit, sweet vanilla, black...
2020 DAOU Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemaker Notes
A rich and compelling nose of blackberry, cassis, smoky leather and dried herbs is enhanced with layers of plum and cherry, cocoa and sandalwood. Notes of pencil lead and crushed rock mingle with subtle...
Decanter: Beautiful depth, density and complexity, and a lovely spice, along with softer touches of floral aromatics. Successfully holds juice and tension through the palate. A clear feeling of family relation to its bigger sibling, Smith Haut...
Jeb Dunnuck: Blackberry, blueberry, graphite, clove, tobacco and mahogany on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins. Very tight and refined with a mineral finish. Pretty finesse and focus. Second wine. Better from 2024...
Located in the very southern part of Saint Estephe, Chateau Lafon Rochet neighbors Cos d’Estournel to the north and, in Pauillac just to the south, Lafite-Rothschild. The 40 hectares are planted to 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 37% Merlot with the...
Winery Notes: On the nose, the 2016 Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon opens with very focused fresh, ripe black cherry and blackberry aromas. In the background, scents of garrigue – lavender, thyme, and bay – emerge and build complexity. On...
80.8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.6% Merlot, 2.9% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 0.7% Malbec and 100% delicious! Another complex but eminently slurp-able Napa Valley Cabernet from this benchmark producer.
When Christoph Paubert first, several years ago, put together this blend of mostly-estate Merlot, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec, I don’t think he imagined it would turn out so well or that it would ultimately taste far better than the...
Jeb Dunnuck 97 Points: ” The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS displays a more elegant, seamless style, offering full-bodied aromas and flavors of cassis and black raspberries as well tobacco, violets, and Christmas spice. It’s incredibly complex...
Winery Notes: Two Squared wines are designed to be approachable in both flavor and price. Opulent, fruit-driven and generous, with a backbone of acidity and elegance, these wines are produced by masterful blending across terroirs evocative of Napa...
Winery Notes: We farm these grapes ourselves to ensure maximum quality is achieved and maintained throughout the growing and winemaking process. The 2019 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of red plum, raspberry, toasted nuts, dried...
Tasting Notes: Cherry, raspberry and dried herb aromas laced with hints of vanilla and tobacco. The palate has a charming weight and velvety texture filled with intense flavors of black cherries and blackberries, all elevated by a lovely backbone...
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 99 Points Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark Vineyard delivers powerful scents of blackberry preserves, chocolate-covered cherries and stewed plums, giving way to red and black currant...
Vinous Media: The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon (Russian River Valley) is another positively stellar wine in this range. Rich, boisterous and super-expressive, the 2016 has so much to offer. Expressive savory and floral notes add tons of...
Wine Spectator 93 Points: An understated style, sleek and polished in feel, but with sneaky depth and length to the mix of cassis, plum puree and cherry preserve flavors. Subtle warm earth and iron notes run underneath, with a late floral...
Pride Mountain Vineyards isn’t one of those places you come across by accident. You sorta have to want to go there and making the trek up Spring Mountain Road isn’t for the faint hearted. You know you’ve reached it...
Winery Notes: We believe it is a “textbook” example of this noble variety grown in this outstanding appellation and that it can be enjoyed for several years to come. A diverse array of superb sites in Napa Valley deliver structure, balance and...
Wine Spectator 94 Points: Shows a touch of dark earth out front, with a mix of smoldering tobacco, espresso crema and singed alder notes before the core of warmed plum and blackberry reduction flavors finally starts to unwind. Just a touch...
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 95 Points: The medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Malescot St. Exupery leaps from the glass with expressive scents of baked blackberries, Morello cherries and boysenberries with hints of blackcurrant...
PRIMA Notes: Pichon-Baron is a stone bargain in 2018, especially while the First Growths all hover at around 2-3X the price. This could be the best ever at this Pauillac estate.
Wine Advocate-Parker 91 Points: The deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Prieure-Lichine slips sensuously out of the glass with gorgeous raspberry coulis, chocolate-covered cherries and warm cassis scents with hints of candied violets, licorice,...
Wine Advocate 91 Points: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Talbot is just a little reduced to begin, opening out to reveal notions of warm red and black currants, baked plums and mulberries with touches of sautéed herbs, tilled soil,...
Winery Notes: Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah, each made separately, were aged in wood and then blended in varying percentages depending on the year, and put in the characteristic bottle that bears the name of the estate. Monsordo is a wine with a...
This is dark, heady stuff, with a powerful nose of freshly-turned loam, dark chocolate, rich berries and brambly blackberry vine. Despite a lavish texture that reveals a ton of fruit, it finishes more like a Margaux with its crushed rocks but with...
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Deep garnet-purple in color with scents of herbs, crushed red and black currants, plum preserves, underbrush and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is crunchy, lively, firm and chewy with an herbal lift to the finish.
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The dynamic combination of ‘the two moms’ Francoise Peschon and Lisa Drinkward has produced, for going on twenty vintages now, a Cabernet that is consistently one of the Napa Valley’s most polished and elegant. Pechon, who makes...
Jeb Dunnuck: A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot and the balance Cabernet Franc and Merlot, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Artist Series reveals a deeper ruby/purple color as well as loads of black fruits, tobacco leaf, cured meats,...
Winemaker's Note:For pairing with Bordeaux, look for the more refined and simply prepared cuts such as loin chops, rib chops and a rack of lamb. These classic dishes can be a divine pairing with Bordeaux. More aromatic, rustic and spicy preparations of...
Vinous: 94+ PointsThe 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is a big step up from the 2013. Powerful, classy and refined, the 2014 offers notable intensity, but in the mid-weight, restrained style that has always characterized Bart and Daphne Araujo's wines. The...
Wine Spectator: 95 PointsDeep, rich and enormously complex, loaded with ripe currant, black cherry, blackberry, anise, cedar and spice, with a long, lingering finish that keeps pumping out the flavors. (02/2001)
Connoisseurs Guide: 91...