Cabernet Sauvignon

With only 10 hectares planted to vines, Château Bardins is miniscule compared to the Left Bank’s best-known estates—and the rustic, traditional wines are quite a find! Dark-fruited and earthy, with hints of graphite... Read More

This bold, powerful Cabernet comes from the organically-farmed Montecillo, Monte Rosso, & Lichau Hill Vineyards. Fermented with native yeasts and aged in older French oak, it is powerfully dark-fruited and ripe, with hints of... Read More

The 1st wine from Branaire-Ducru offers some of the Left Bank’s best value for this quality level—especially considering the additional bottle aging! Bold, dark-fruited, & earthy, with pleasant spice, firm tannic structure,... Read More

As the second wine of the famed 2nd-growth Château Brane-Cantenac, this classic example of Margaux offers surprisingly good value! Supple and seductive, it offers brambly red fruit, cedar and pencil shavings, subtle spice,... Read More

Beautifully balanced with relatively restrained alcohol, this is a gorgeous example of Left Bank Bordeaux starting to develop in the bottle. Notes of cassis, kirsch, and plum are layered with hints of earth, leather, and brooding... Read More

Deep and dark in color, with complex, lively aromas of cassis, kirsch, and plum leading to a robust, ripe palate with the same profile. Lifted by pleasant acidity, the wine closes with well-structured but very soft tannins. Delicious... Read More

Benefitting from the cooler climate and thus slower ripening in Washington State, this well-balanced Cabernet Sauvignon is less jammy and over-the-top than its cousins in California. Brooding dark fruit is accented by hints of... Read More

Made in collaboration between farmer Matt Hardin and winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown (of Rivers-Marie), this Sonoma County Cab manages to balance big, broad-shouldered ripeness with real tannic structure that indicates good aging... Read More

A classic medium-to-full bodied Bordeaux blend with robust dark fruit, a hint of green bell pepper, superb minerality, firm but velvety tannins, and a long, smooth finish. Classic Old World elegance!

This well-balanced Margaux offers intriguing notes of brambly fruit, cedar, graphite, garrigue, wood spice, and a silky, well-integrated finish. Very drinkable now, but could develop further—delicious!

From hillside vines at the base of Howell Mountain, this is an excellent example of Napa Cabernet that retains its Bordelais inspiriation—bold & structured, but not quite so jammy and overly oaked as many others. Dark fruits,... Read More

Classic Left Bank Bordeaux! Aromas of cassis, green pepper, baking spice, and graphite with medium-plus body, lifting, acidity, and flavors of black cherry, plum, leather, and earth with a long, grippy finish. Drinking beautifully... Read More

Montrose’s ‘third wine’ is dominated by Merlot, making it a surprisingly soft, approachable Left Bank option. Notes of ripe red fruit, pleasant spice, and well-integrated oak lead to a long finish with excellent... Read More

From estate vineyards in the heart of Bolgheri—also home to Sassicaia—this wine offers excellent value for its complexity, richness, and age-worthy structure. Ripe black and red fruit, spice, and well-integrated oak... Read More

This second wine from Clerc Milon is deep in color and powerfully-structured, with notes of black fruit preserves, baking chocolate, and dried flowers. Silky tannins support hints of spice and anise on the finish. Terrific!... Read More

A consistent crowd favorite, this affordably-priced Cab bursts with ripe blue and black fruit, balanced acidity, and richness from well-integrated oak. Designed to be versatile with a variety of cuisines, this will please many... Read More

Coming from the same family that owns and operates Schramsberg—probably the country’s most famous sparkling wine—this is a bold, broad-shouldered Napa Valley Cabernet that will please those who like their wines... Read More

This gorgeous ‘Super Tuscan’ combines international varieties with Sangiovese, all organically-farmed by a top producer. Aromas and flavors of blackberry, plum, cassis, cedar, and menthol with silky tannins. Ornellaia... Read More

An outstanding example of properly made domestic Cabernet! Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, and ripe plums. Light and gripping tannins. Hints of vanilla, toast, & kirsch that evolve on the mid-palate, intertwined with mint, eucalyptus,... Read More

A wonderful example of how great—and well-priced—Chilean Cabernet can be! Made from grapes handpicked from an organically-farmed single vineyard in the Curico Valley, it is herbaceous and green, with ripe cassis fruit... Read More