Domestic Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley

We’ve been selling Phelps Cab for more than a few years now. While we’re always impressed, this might be the first time we’ve used expletives in our tasting notes. In the interest of family-friendly...

Infused with some very serious Cabernet fruit sources, this is a medley of black fruits, black cherries and sleek minerality....

One of the best people in the business is getting his just desserts. Bob Craig – the godfather of Mt. Veeder – uses his east Napa Coombsville vineyard for “Affinity,” a wine regularly on our list of great Cabs....

Every year we think Special Selection can't get any more - well, special - and we're reminded not to underestimate Caymus. The darkest purple imaginable, the 2010 is a cannon blast of ripe dark berries...

The Mondavi legacy lives on with this impressive Cab that seriously over-delivers for the dough. Dark fruit notes of wild cherry and cassis are backed by a mineral grip usually only found in flashy Napa heavyweights....

If hindsight is 20/20, then what's foresight worth? Napa Cab isn't getting any cheaper, yet these guys somehow managed to deliver the goods for a pittance....

Occasionally, we run into a bargain that it would be nonsense to overlook. Toby Forman – son of Napa winemaking legend Ric Forman – apparently inherited his old man’s cellar skills and adherence to fiscal responsibility. This is a flat-out ridiculous value....

An absolute stunner. Wine Advocate called it, “one of the more approachable wines of the vintage. It should drink well pretty much upon release. Raspberry jam, flowers and cinnamon add lift on the floral...

Sourced from the historic vineyard in Yountville that shares the same name, the 2009 vintage is ripe, energetic, and ready to go! Black cherry cream, chocolate covered cherries...

Parker’s Wine Advocate reviewed it as “a fascinating wine… Layers of expressive dark fruit, licorice, mint and new leather wrap around the palate in this deep, powerful Cabernet Sauvignon.”...

Taking the essence of Rutherford and dialing it up with the warmth of 2007 means an exotic flavor experience for Napa Cab lovers....

Quietly going about their business as one of the superstars of Spring Mountain, Keenan continues to impress. They got the attention of Parker’s Wine Advocate, which wrote, “Rich and voluptuous, it totally saturates the palate from start to finish. Dark fruit, violets, spices and licorice all flesh out in this large-scaled, dramatic...

The founding family of Pritchard Hill (Wine Spectator called it "Napa's Grand Cru") isn't slowing down for anyone. The first word in our tasting notes for their 2010...

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate gave the C.C. a thumbs-up in saying it “Comes across as dark, brooding and totally unyielding. Scorched earth, tar, licorice and dark fruit all emerge from this muscular Cabernet Sauvignon....

The original "Rutherford Dust" red, this 2008 is a truly brilliant offering from this Napa Valley icon....

The 2005 is just starting to show why this family-run winery has developed a cult-like following since their first vintage in 1979....

Young, pretty and not afraid to flaunt it, the 2010 Cabernet is hell on wheels. A dark core of fruit redolent of black cherries, cinnamon, vanilla and allspice...

Another shining example of what wine lovers should expect from the 2010 vintage. All of the good stuff is present here, with concentrated flavors of blackberry, cassis, espresso, mocha, and spices wrapped in a decadent, inky purple package....

The Chappellets were the first to call Pritchard Hill home, and they've been crafting extraordinary wines from this eastern Napa Valley slice of hillside heaven since 1967....

Napa’s first vineyard-designated Cabernet, and still among its most coveted. Wine Spectator found “Minty bay leaf aromas are pure, with a spicy edge, leading to firm dark berry, mocha, mineral and sage flavors that are...