Lot 93 2024 Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon

WINE FUTURE BOTTLING SEPTEMBER 2026

Well over $130+ PER BOTTLE, single-vineyard designate 2024 Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon from the renowned [REDACTED] Vineyard for just $149/case? You have got to be kiddin' me...

Crazy times indeed in the wine business and harvest is coming!

To say this is an incredible deal is the understatement of the year...

...trust me, you are going to want to jump all over this.

Here's the catch, I've only got 250 cases I am willing to let go at this price so jump accordingly.

All I can say about this Oakville producer is that they are extremely well-regarded with a broad portfolio of single-vineyard designate wines and a particular focus on Cabernet Sauvignon. Again, this is no-expense spared winemaking program with exceptional fruit sourced from an exceptional vineyard and, in this case, aged in 50-60% new French oak. I purchased the entire 2024 production and it is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon for the purists amongst you. :-)

Deep ruby/purple in the glass, very well-extracted for Calistoga but not surprising given the vineyard and the vintage. The bouquet opens with smoky graphite/pencil lead mingling with boysenberry jam, blackberry and maraschino cherry notes mixed with cedar and spicy new leather. With air, a halo of purple florals, tobacco leaf, and riverstone/mineral notes complexes the bouquet. Plush-yet powerful on entry with a juicy, chewy, palate staining structure with boysenberry, cherry kirsch and chocolate riding silky, mineral-laced tannins in an absolutely magic carpet ride of a finish...long and resplendent with excellent complexity and palate-coating fruit that delivers great length and persistence. Again, this wine wonderfully combines ripe, juicy fruit with a powerful-yet-approachable and will age beautifully over the next 10-15 years. Surprisingly complete for a 100% Cab!

100% Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon, single vineyard
~50-60% new French oak
15% alc., 3.8 pH, >.1 g/L malic, .98 g/L lactic
250 cases available