Lot 429
2021 Napa Valley Proprietary Red

$100+/bottle under the original label

The source sells this wine out of their tasting room for north of $1,200/case, however another water-tight NDA saddled with knowledge of the online chatter around our program led to a strict "don't even name our price" clause. So, for this list it’s ridiculously value priced.

More approachable for a '21, but all the bones to age gracefully, black-to-blue fruit holds down the core of the open-knit nose with fresh cut vanilla bean, new soft leather, and plum sauce. Plush on entry with red-to-black fruit, eucalyptus, and granite-like minerality framed by polished, grippy tannins leading to an umami rich finish with great length uplifted by barrel spice, further vanilla and potting soils wrapped in blackberry coulis. An exceptionally structured wine ready to be laid down, but also worth a healthy decant for those who would enjoy it in the near-term.