Forty bucks is a great price for a Napa Cabernet as good as this one. It delivers more than many higher-priced wines do, with silky tannins wrapping around perfectly ripe cassis, plum and dark berry fruit. Moderately rich and remarkably refreshing, it’s an elegant representation of a varietal that far too often is bold and boastful. 20% Petite Verdot and 3% Malbec.
J. Lohr, St. Helena (Napa Valley, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
By Linda Murphy