Knights Valley produces some of my favorite Cabernet Sauvignon — it’s certainly a go-to appellation for value, and this bottle drinks way above its price category. Very dry in a food friendly way, it brings blackberry, dried herbs, granite minerality and toasty oak spice that’s perfectly integrated. It’s firm at present, and will certainly reward those patient enough to cellar it a while. Give it a long decant in the near term, and know that it’s worthy of your finest beef or lamb preparations. A Double Gold Award winner at the 2016 Toast of the Coast Wine Competition.
Rodney Strong, Knights Valley (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
By Rich Cook