Lot 420
2021 Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon

$80/bottle under the original label

Lot 420 comes to us from an established winery in the Napa benchlands. On the streets this stuff goes for $80/bottle, and it’s the main component used in the winery’s $130/bottle Napa Valley blend. But we know a guy who knows a guy, so basically, we got an IN and we’re offering it to you today, out of our own personal stash.

Pouring deep ruby with an almost impenetrable core, the nose is equally dark with concentrated black fruit, dark chocolate, black tea, and earthy tones haloed by barrel spices and a dried herb bouquet. The palate is open knit and more Old World in style with dark fruit, clay pot, and new leather framed by plentiful uniform, well integrated tannins bolstered by medium acidity and uplifted spice. The finish is long and dry with resonant vanilla and further dark fruits. While drinkable in the near term with a healthy decant, your patience will be rewarded for a few years in cellar. This is upper-echelon, high-altitude juice folks, grab it before it's too late...