Domestic Cabernet Sauvignon

Three years removed from being Wine Spectators "Wine of the Year," this stuff is deep into contention for another go around. Wine Spectator already slapped a 93-score and "Highly Recommended" designation on the current release...

The Meyer family wisely kept this parcel from the glory days as the vineyard produced the rarest and most coveted Silver Oak of them all. Dripping with black cherry...

One of our favorite producers from Stag's Leap absolutely nailed it in the '09 vintage. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate notes, "There is a centeredness and a poise to the 2009 that give the wine its sense of harmony and total balance....

We were smitten at first glance here. As was Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, noting “(it) possesses gorgeous juiciness and depth. Rich, round and seamless, it is a gorgeous wine to drink now and over the next decade. Blueberries, blackberries and grilled herbs flesh out on the generous, inviting finish....

Randy Lewis’ days as an IndyCar racer seem to define his wine’s style, and he brings the G-forces in the glass. Beautiful weight and density combined with ultra-supple fruit from the top barrels of the Lewis cellar.

Just around the bend from his old Peter Michael stomping grounds, this is poised to become a reference point for Knights Valley. Dense, mouth-coating flavors of dark fruits...

Estate grown fruit in the hands of winemaker Philippe Melka is a proven theorem of success. His deft hand shows through in this “Dream Hill” a mash-up of vineyard blocks named after rock songs....

Flashing the trademark Martha's mint edge atop flavors of wild black fruits, blackberries, cedar and anise, the '08 is destined to become a benchmark vintage for one of Napa's most treasured Cabs....

Napa’s big boy Cabernet neighborhood pulled no punches in ’09. Parker’s Wine Advocate wrote that it, “emerges from the glass with enticing dark plums, black cherries, menthol, tar and spices, all of which come together in a muscular...

There's a reason why this winery has been a California benchmark for over 30 years, and quite frankly this is it. White smoke, red stone fruits and a touch of cedar spice will have you coming back again and again. The Sonoma County Patriarch has just raised the bar.

This is the rarest of the rare and the best of the best from the Martin Estate cellar. It was sourced from Napa's best "insider-only" event (the Premiere Napa Valley auction), and we just happened to snatch it all up....

From the heart of Rutherford, this single-vineyard bottling has all the goodness you'd expect from this Napa icon....

From the venerable Duckhorn Family of wines comes another bright star. Decoy was founded on the concept of an affordable Bordeaux blend, and with this '10 they've reminded us why that was a solid move....

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate reviews, "Alpha Omega's 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Georges III sits somewhere between the straight Cabernet bottling and the best of the To Kalon wines.....

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate wrote that this “screams Diamond Mountain in its dark fruit, tar, spices, smoke and incense. Elements of exotic wildness are woven throughout this powerful, intense, tannic wine. A radiant finish...

This muscle bound Howell Mountain beast has finally been tamed into delightful submission. Lush, ripe and supple dark fruits flood the palate with pure elegance on the finish....

Channeling an amazing vintage, David absolutely crushed thissingle-vineyard bottling (and Robert Parker hung a pretty solidnumber on it)....

Shot through with brooding berry flavors and a creamy mid-palate, Parker’s Wine Advocate called this, “a gorgeous, refined wine laced with expressive red fruit, flowers, mint and licorice.”

The 2002 Caravina is a love letter to what Napa Cabernet can become with a little TLC and time in the bottle....

The '10 Mount Veeder is designed for the Cab-lover who likes 'em rich and smooth. Notes of black cherry, raspberry and tobacco leaf accent a muscular palate weight only found in superlative mountain Cabernet.