Mystery Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Napa Valley 2018

96 POINTS! Over $100 LESS than the winery price! Toss in a 100-point winemaker who sits at the helm of one of Napa’s most iconic wineries, and HUZZAH! The ultimate Thursday MYSTERY!

Oh baby, this is straight FIRE, good people! You know how pumped I get for a good mystery offer – but THIS!!! 2018 Napa Cab – you remember, the 99 POINT VINTAGE from Wine Spectator that is the greatest Napa growing season in the history of their rankings, crafted by a winemaking phenom who’s been nabbing 100 point scores, Top 100 awards, and unending critical praise for over a decade! We’re talking about estate-grown fruit from the western benchlands of Rutherford – bordered by such hallowed sites as Georges de Latour (aka BV Ranch No. 1 and No. 2), Inglenook, and Bosché! The critics have hailed this prime expression as “fabulous”, “structured”, and “very solid” – and I’d love to share more of what they said – but I’m afraid I’ll give it all away!!!

The vineyard itself was founded by the former CEO of John Deere, who planted the property in 1962 with the advice and wizardry of the one and only André Tchelistcheff! The winemaker today has his own ties to André “The Maestro” Tchelistcheff, as he’s also the winemaker at an iconic Rutherford producer just a stone’s throw away! There, he’s achieved 100 point scores more than once, but this wine’s pedigree is no less spectacular – as the 2010 vintage was named #1 Cabernet Sauvignon in the world and #4 Wine of the Year from a MAJOR wine magazine! Sure, he was the assistant winemaker at the time, working hand in hand with another legend in Tom Rinaldi…wait! Am I saying too much AGAIN?! 

Ok…I gotta wrap this up…too much praise and not enough wine to go ‘round to all of you! So what’s it like? Classic. Hedonistic. Utterly inky, rich, gorgeously perfumed with flowers, berries, toasted oak notes, and all things Napa Cab. The famed Rutherford dust aspect gives this a truffle-y, mineral-y bite for added complexity, and the finish – oh MY!!! It goes on longer than a LoTR Extended Cut, and smoother than a Took’s jawline. For OVER $100 OFF the winery price – this 96 point BEAST is a must have for Napa Cab collectors – while it lasts!

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