2022 Stewart Cellars Yountville Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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!