QUICKSILVER
Quicksilver Vineyard 2012 is full-throttle cabernet sauvignon. Expect nothing less from race car driver Gil Nickel, who founded Nickel & Nickel Winery following his Far Niente fame.
Stretch Drive
Founded in 2010, Post Parade Winery was an infant in Napa time but was fully developed according to experts.
Chateau Buena Vista Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Before the wine train, executive motor coaches, phylloxera, Prohibition, and both World Wars, there was Buena Vista Winery and the wild, Wild West.
Peju Cabernet Sauvignon
Peju Cabernet Sauvignon roars out of the gate with red cherry aromas, black plum mid palate, and a little rough and tumble on the finish.
Artemis
Start the New Year in red with Stag’s Leap Artemis. This well-structured blend is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with a pinch of Merlot and a dash of Malbec.
Adaptation
THE BEST BIG and bold California cabs are about taming the tannins, smoothing the edges, and rounding the corners to create that perfect red wine.
Rubus
PRIVATE-LABEL wines are the latest stealth marketing concept out of California. Five-star hotels like The Four Seasons do it.
Freakshow
FREAKSHOW Cabernet Sauvignon will rock your world, awaken your senses, and make even the most discriminating red wine lover stand up and applaud.
Ladera Cabernet Sauvignon
THE 2012 Ladera Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a California red with a French twist.
Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon
Caymus wins the California Cab countdown. It’s “The Best Damn Cabernet in California,” says Wine Spectator.
Hess Allomi
This top 10 pick by restaurant sommeliers worldwide is a knock-your-socks-off cab with a spiced display of ripe red, black and blue fruit. It’s a critically acclaimed 90%-plus cabernet sauvignon blended with small amounts of petit sirah and petit verdot with a touch of malbec and/or merlot in select vintages.
Ridge Vineyards Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
This small-production highly allocated red opens with captivating aromas of chocolate-covered blackberries before giving way to complex expressions of briary fruit, exotic spice and toasty oak leading to a long sensuous finish.
DAOU
This highly rated Paso Robles cab roars upfront with aromas of black cherries, flavors of dark berries and enough well-integrated smooth, sweet tannins to power through a long, intoxicating finish.