A Classically Charming Cabernet for $12.79
    
Plus the Triple 95-Point 2013 O'Shaughnessy! 
       
 

With one of the most enthusiastic reviews you've ever seen and a price tag of just $12.79 per bottle, the 2014 Louis Martini Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon is one of those over-the-top values that is so much fun for us to offer!

"One of the best values in Cabernet Sauvignon anywhere in the world remains Louis Martini's Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon."
- Robert Parker, October 2016

Delivering classic Cabernet flavors of cassis, black cherry and tobacco from the get-go, it a total crowd-pleaser that performs far beyond its price. Robert Parker has it right, this is  one of the best Cabernet values anywhere!

Scroll down for the complete text of Parker's review, and for details on a triple 95-point powerhouse from O'Shaughnessy. This quintessential Howell Mountain Cabernet is out-freaking-standing. We managed to get just enough to feature in an email offering and it will go fast.  As always, simply click the  Big Yellow Button  to stock up!

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Where: Vin Chicago, 1826 N. Elston Avenue
Cost: $10 per person

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2014 Louis Martini  Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County, California
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Since their first vintage in 1933, Louis Martini has been focused on Cabernet. Today's 2014 Sonoma County Cab may just be the best value produced by this legendary winery!

This is a beautiful example of how restraint can go a long way. The moderate 13.5% alcohol lets the classic Cabernet flavors shine through. As Robert Parker points out, it is drinking perfectly right now and has a long life ahead.

We tasted our sample bottle over the course of three days and were shocked by the way the wine held together and improved over time. The dark fruit, oaky spice and smoky notes integrated with the clean finish to make this wine so very special. Here is the glowing, spot-on review from the venerable Robert Parker:

"One of the best values in Cabernet Sauvignon anywhere in the world remains Louis Martini's Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County (89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot and the rest Petite Sirah, Cabernet Franc and other varieties) is just a beautiful wine. Dense ruby/purple with classic tobacco leaf, blackcurrant, loamy soil notes and a touch of wood spice, this wine (aged 16 months in French and American oak) has relatively modest alcohol for Cabernets these days (13.5%), and what's even more remarkable is that there are 408,000 cases. The wine has the suppleness and upfront charm to be drunk now, but don't discount the ability of this wine to hold onto life and last, without losing its fruit, for another 7-10+ years. It is a great value."
- 90 Points, Wine Advocate (10/2016)

Wine Advocate quotes a release price of $20. Median online retail is $15. As usual, we are a couple bucks less. Snap up this crowd-pleasing gem by the case! 

Vin Chicago Price: 12.79  ($153.48 per case of twelve)

A Triple 95-Point Masterpiece from O'Shaughnessy Estate Winery! 

2013 O'Shaughnessy Cabernet Sauvignon
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California
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"One of my favorite wineries in Napa Valley."
- Robert Parker, December 2015

Winemaker Sean Capiaux hit it out of the park with the 2013 O'Shaughnessy Howell Mountain Cabernet. With well-deserved 95-point ratings from Robert Parker, Antonio Galloni and our own tasting panel, it is an indisputable masterpiece.

We knew this was a special wine when we tasted it from barrel two years ago at O'Shaughnessy's spectacular mountain winery. If anything, it is even more impressive from the bottle.

The wine is a perfectly balanced, pure beast. After a couple of hours in the decanter, it opens up to reveal flavors of dark black fruits, purple flowers, smoky minerals, dark chocolate and fennel along with a burst of oaky spice. In classic O'Shaughnessy fashion, tannins are supple and the finish is luxuriously long and complex - even in its youth. 

The 2013 Howell Mountain Cab is everything you expect from Napa Valley mountain fruit and more. This is the real deal; it's well worth the price and it will go fast!

"The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is O'Shaughnessy's largest cuvée of wine, nearly 3,300 cases from her vineyard, with a final blend that is somewhat unusual - 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Malbec, 5% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Carménère, and a rather obscure one, 3% St. Macaire. Dense purple in color, with notes of mulberry, blackberry, graphite and spring flowers, the wine has great fruit, a dense, full-bodied mouthfeel, and wonderfully sweet, well-integrated tannin. The acidity is sound, the purity impressive, and the wine long and reassuring. Drink it over the next 20+ years."
- 95 Points, Wine Advocate, Robert Parker (12/2015)

"Deep, inky and powerful, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is a classic wine endowed with tons of regional character and personality to burn. The inclusion of all seven Bordeaux varieties in the blend adds layers of nuance and complexity. Hints of game, smoke, licorice and dark spices add nuance to a somber, brooding Cabernet Sauvignon that is going to need at least a few years to fully open up."
- 95 Points, Vinous, Antonio Galloni (September 2015) 

This wine is already sold out at the winery. It also has a median online retail of $98. We beat that by a full twelve bucks. Grab a six-pack to drink over the next 20 years!

Vin Chicago Price: 85.99
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