2019 United States Cabernet Sauvignon

From master winemaker Paul Hobbs. Crafted from declassified lots of the exceptional vineyards used in making his super-premium Cabs, aged 21 months in oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered. Aromas of cherry and smoky oak, lead... Read More

Lush, with boysenberry, plum and blackberry compote flavors liberally laced with licorice snap and sweet spice accents. Reveals a glimmer of graphite on the finish to keep it honest. For the hedonist crowd.

"Insignia has a beautiful deep garnet hue with incredible depth and concentration. Aromas of freshly crushed blueberries and blackberries intertwined with baking spices, cigar box and attractive floral notes are followed by seamless... Read More

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is mostly Martini clone from the core of the estate. A heady, ample wine, the 2019 is endowed with striking opulence. Blackberry jam, chocolate, spice, new leather, licorice and mocha shows tremendous... Read More

100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford with grapes sourced by consulting winemaker Ray Coursen of Elyse Winery off a distinct plot of land on the valley floor. Layered and restrained in style, with vivid flavors of cedar, roasted... Read More

Concentrated fruit flavors and integrated tannins introduce a rich, full-body structure. Sweet fruit is balanced with acidity and savory notes of leather and wet stone, ending with a lengthy finish of dark berry, baking spice,... Read More

The 2019 Cabernets are the best wines we have made to date. The weather being as mild as it was allowed for excellent development of phenolics and flavors retention of great acidity. The wines are already showing great structure... Read More

The dark brooding aromatics from this wine come from one of the best vintages in Napa Valley this decade. A beautiful blend of dense lilac and violets with dark raspberry and fresh cassis on the nose. This wine has notes of ripe,... Read More

Aged in 50% new and 50% second-use American Oak from the Duncan family's The Oak cooperage in Higbee, Missouri. Matt Duncan joined me for my tasting, and he says the Petit Verdot in the blend, of which there is 0.4%, is co-fermented... Read More

Toasty oak frames and adds depth to dark fruit aromas of blackberry, plum, and black cherry, leady into intriguing notes of cocoa, cassis, pepper berry, and cedar. Black fruit dominates the entry followed by plum and black cherry... Read More