Winemaker Joseph Wagner’s expert touch brings layered notes of leather, dark chocolate, espresso, and blackberry to this expressive, concentrated red. As the liquid washes across the palate, a patchwork of earth, dark fruit, and slate melds with the well-constructed body.

Winemaker Joe Wagner’s expert touch brings layered notes of leather, dark chocolate, espresso, and blackberry to this expressive, concentrated red. As the liquid washes across the palate, a patchwork of earth, dark fruit, and slate melds with the well-constructed body.

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is a bold, luscious Cabernet to drink now and over the next handful of years. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, spice, menthol and chocolate infuse the 2019 with tons of depth and textural intensity. This up-front Cabernet is opulent and flamboyant to the core. Readers looking for a value-priced Napa Valley Cabernet (in relative terms) done in an opulent style will certainly find plenty to like.