Lot 25 2023 Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon (second bottling) 750ml

The copy below and the scores are from the first bottling. We originally we're just going to bottle the second Lot of this wine as it came to us (same wine as the first bottling), but after playing around with some componentry prior to bottling, we decided to make some small additions that improved the wine. Tasting notes are accurate, will revert with updated blend shortly.

93-POINTS James Suckling: Lifted aromas of black and red currants, graphite, pomegranates, potpourri and spices. The palate is full-bodied with a creamy texture, firmly framed tannins and a dense, structured core of fruit. This is really well made and offers excellent value. Drink or hold.

92-POINTS Jeb Dunnuck: Savory red and black fruits, graphite, smoky tobacco, and gravelly earth all emerge from the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 25 Calistoga District, which has lots of classic Calistoga character and savoriness. Based on 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petite Verdot and aged in 80% new French oak, it's medium-bodied, focused, and concentrated on the palate, with ripe tannins and a great finish. It's another terrific wine from this obviously very talented blender. Drink 2026-2036.

My God, I love this Cabernet!!!!

I've been tasting Napa Valley wines from up and down the valley for 30 years now and I've never seen a better vintage for Calistoga than 2023. To be honest, I've never been a huge fan of Calistoga Cabernet. Save for some of the upper hillside vineyards, it just a little hot for me. But for 2023, while it was quite cool in the southern part of Napa Valley, the normally very hot Calistoga vintage was absolutely perfect!

Rich, ripe, juicy, luscious, velvety and opulent, Lot 25 2023 Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon is an OMFG delicious Cabernet Sauvignon. The mouthfeel is magic carpet ride, glycerin smooth with ample structure to support to gobs of pure fruit...this is pure hedonism combined with terrific structure and complexity!

Lot 25 2023 Calistoga District Cabernet Sauvignon is a single vineyard designated bottling hailing from old vines planted in the gravelly loam in the eastern alluvials at the foot of Mount St. Helena. Produced for a $130/bottle price point, this is a no-expense spared program raised up in 80% new French oak. They absolutely nailed it in 2023 and there is no way I would ever get my hands on this wine if it weren't for the current sales climate.

If rich, ripe delicious Napa Cabernet Sauvignon is your thing, this is a don't miss. BOOM BOOM stuff for sure!

Inky in the glass but immediately effusive with blackberry jam, blackcherry and raspberry kirsch surrounded by gobs of black forest cake, cedar and spicy lavender florals. Rich and plush on entry with a silky, perfectly integrated structure that unfurls waves of ripe, opulent blackberry, fig compote, and chocolate slathered over a ripe tannins. Fantastically delicious and potent at the same time, this is a magnificent mouthful of wine.

100% Calistoga single-vineyard 
97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petite Verdot
80% new French oak
15% alc.