T'is the season for unbelievable deals, and this one is right up there with the best I've seen this year! We have a duo of wines from Stewart with massive discounts that have to be seen to be believed! The Yountville Cab from this renowned producer is sourced from two small vineyards in this prime, cooler-climate sub AVA of Napa Valley that's also home to Dominus, Kapcsandy, Keever, Sleeping Lady and more. The wine has beautiful blue and black fruit, ripe plum, blackcurrant, hints of tobacco leaf, dark chocolate, cedar spice and new leather. Rich, with soft supple fruit, but also plenty of power and rocky minerals at the core. The fruit is very dominant right now, but I have the suspicion that this wine will age beautifully and gain more savory complexity down the road. Drink it now for it's youthful exuberant fruit and polish, stash some away in the cellar for a more elegant, layered experience down the road. At this pricing it's an absolute no-brainer deal. Seriously classy Cabernet from a top-notch small producer, for a third of the price it should be!

There's a dark core of fruit in here, kind of a mélange of cherry, blackberry, plum skin, and then the lightest little touch of purple flowers. There's also touches of olive, leather, a little bit of dried alfalfa, and green peppercorn around the edges. The palate starts with a pop of cherry, but then that goes into a little more savory notes with some soy, umami, barrel spice, barrel toast, and then the fruit comes back to vie with the tannins, pushed along by acidity. This is a little bit more savory than I expected, and I really love that. Savory wines pair better with food than lush and plush fruit bombs, and that alone means that this wins the coveted and industry sought after Fat Potato award. Definitely have this with a nice fatty steak and a fatter potato with as much butter as your doctor will allow. It'll be delicious.