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A Lush, Dense Alexander Valley Cab for $17.99
Plus an Explosive Cabernet from O'Shaughnessy!
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eading off with a lip-smacking bargain from Alexander Valley and following up with an absolutely epic Howell Mountain creation from O'Shaughnessy, today's email is all about Cabernet!
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2016
90+ Cellars "Lot 148" Cabernet Sauvignon
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California
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Kevin Mehra, founder of 90+ Cellars, does things a bit differently. Rather than grow his own grapes, he
approaches wineries with a reputation for high scoring wines and asks if they have any extra juice to sell - at a major discount, of course! Sometimes he gets the door slammed in face, other times he comes away with a real bargain.
Today's wine is one of those gems - a totally delightful Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that, thanks to Kevin's creative sourcing, we're able to offer for just $17.99.
Sourced from the low-yielding vines of an undisclosed producer, this full-bodied, lush, dense and juicy wine offers flavors of dark raspberry, black cherry and blackberry, along with classic Cabernet nuances of green olive, cedar, mocha, dried herb and fresh cracked black pepper. Youthful and vibrant, this tasty Cab has several great years ahead, but is already drinking great.
Sometimes Kevin can tell us the source of a wine, but this time we've been unable to get him to reveal the secret. And, try as we may, we've not been able to deduce it ourselves. Regardless, the "Lot 148" is a real winner and, at our beats-every-online-price, it's a real steal of a deal!
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A 95+ Point Howell Mountain Cabernet from O'Shaughnessy!
2014 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California
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The 2014 O'Shaughnessy Howell Mountain is an
epic bottle of Cabernet. Not just good. Epic. We're not exactly sure how Betty O'Shaughnessy and her team make such shockingly good Cabernet, but they do. And they do it year after year after year.
This past weekend, one of our team members dug deep into his cellar and opened a vertical selection of O'Shaughnessy Howell Mountain Cabernet ranging from 2009 to 2014. Three days later, he is still smiling. Asked how the wines showed, he answered... "Absolutely dynamite!"
"The 2014 is pure class through and through."
- Antonio Galloni, September 2016
The 2014 was a beast, showing copious amounts of dark fruits, alluring herbs, milk chocolate, and vanillin oak. Although young, the wine showed silky tannins and was very drinkable. Using the 2009 as an indication, the 2014 is going to going to be simply magical in about five years. Though O'Shaughnessy wines have a unique character that sets them apart, there was something in this one that reminded us of the Caymus Special Selection and, what can we say, that's always a great wine to be reminded of!
Awarding completely deserved scores of 95+ and 95 points, Antonio Galloni and Robert Parker write these mouthwatering reviews...
"The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is going to be a knock-out once it loses some baby fat and the new oak incorporates a bit more. Deep, powerful and vertical in feel, the 2014 possesses remarkable depth, intensity of color and balance. Inky, deep and creamy, with a real sense of gravitas, the 2014 is pure class through and through. Drinking window: 2018 - 2026."
- 95+ Points, Vinous - Antonio Galloni (9/2016)
"The sensational 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain (which is reasonably priced, given how superb it is) is her largest cuvée of just under 3,300 cases. It is a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest tiny quantities of Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carmenère, Petit Verdot, and a real head scratcher, St. Macaire. Inky purple to the rim, with notes of white flowers, licorice, forest floor and graphite, this wine exhibits classic mulberry, blackberry and blackcurrant fruit notes, some background, vague oak, a full-bodied, beautifully proportioned mouthfeel, and a layered finish. Like most 2014s, it can be drunk now, but it has at least two decades of cellaring potential."
- 95 Points, Wine Advocate (12/30/2016)
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his vibrant, powerful, classy wine is what Napa Valley Cabernet is all about. Whether you drink it tonight or twenty years from tomorrow, you are in for a treat. Median retail is $100 per bottle, and it is worth every single penny. If you are a lover of truly great Napa Valley Cabernet, this one is worth investing in with a case purchase.
Vin Chicago Price: 88.99
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