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100% Cabernet. 100% Napa. Incredible price.
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Hello,
An authentic Napa Cabernet like this one, for less than $20, is simply unheard of. Containing 100% Cabernet (many Napa Cabs don’t) and sourced ONLY from inside Napa (many Napa Cabs aren’t), it fully embraces varietal purity and typicity in a way that’s only possible with top-class vineyards. Factor in the 22 months spent in French oak, and you’re looking at a bottle that in almost any other scenario would be at least $30—but not today.
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We have no choice but to get into some inside baseball here. To be labeled “Cabernet Sauvignon” in Napa Valley, a wine DOES NOT have to contain 100% Cabernet—just 75%. The rest can be Merlot, Petit Verdot—whatever works, whatever’s affordable.
Similarly, only 85% of the fruit in a Napa Valley wine must come from Napa Valley, so it’s not uncommon for producers to cut some costs by tapping less-expensive appellations. When you buy an affordable Napa Valley Cabernet, it’s awfully likely that what you’re getting—while it may comply with labeling laws—is not 100% from Napa Valley.
It’s no surprise that an affordable bottle of this quality level comes from winery owner Michael Pozzan, who collects Napa secrets.
Yount Mill Road, which gives this wine its name, is one example. Rarely discovered by drivers, it’s a hidden little gem winding along the scenic border between Oakville and Yountville that only a deep student of Napa’s landscape would know about. Michael has a home there, pictured on the label.
Michael plays his cards close to the chest. All that he’d tell us regarding the sourcing of this wine is that he signed very strict NDAs with two vineyards, one in St. Helena and one in Calistoga. The result is a wine that will leave many buyers—and probably a few winemakers—scratching their heads, wondering: How did he do that?
Some things are stacked in Michael’s favor. His team includes top talent like consulting winemaker Molly Lyman, who’s worked alongside luminaries like Philippe Melka and Heidi Barrett. He’s practically a lifer in the wine business, dating back to his childhood lugging four-liter jugs of wine for his grandfather, and he’s got the connections to show for it.
Even so, it’s hard to understand how a Napa Cabernet of this impressive caliber can cost less than $20. For today, it’ll have to remain a secret.
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Wine Access Tasting Note
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A dark ruby core. The aromas are gifted with dark plum, cherry, and cassis, with violet and lilac florals, licorice, and dark cocoa. The palate uncovers a lush, textured wine with fruit in the midpalate, silky tannins, and a long-lasting finish. Layered, juicy and complex. Drink now–2030.
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14.10
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100% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Oak
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Acidity
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Tannin
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Buy and Hold
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Claim the bottles you want before someone else does. We’ll hold them for up to 30 days or until you hit the free shipping threshold of $150. Then, choose your delivery date–and you won’t pay a cent for shipping.
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