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In chess, the en passant move permits a bold, rarely seen method of pawn capture that bypasses the usual rules, often taking less experienced players by surprise—and chess is a good analogy for a lot of the work we do sourcing rare wines, exclusives, and best-in-the-nation deals. It definitely describes the odyssey we went through…
You can practically smell Faust Vineyard before you can see it. One of the pioneers in Coombsville, planted in 1998 by the same team behind Quintessa, it’s among the most distinctive sites in southern Napa. Aromas of herbaceous bay leaves and the salty air of the San Pablo Bay waft over the hills as you…
The 2019 Gibbs Three Clones Cabernet Sauvignon is a bit of an anomaly. In any sane marketplace, Cabernet from prime St. Helena vineyard sources simply should not cost under $40. Consider what the neighbors get for their wines. The Gibbs comes from two vineyards: the Centa Vineyard, near Hourglass ($200) and Revana ($185), plus Cross…
We could’ve called this wine “No-Brainer Decisions,” because when we got a rare chance to work with a St. Helena estate sitting on some of the most revered land in Napa Valley, that’s exactly what it was. Here are the pros of this tightly guarded NDA deal: It’s from an iconic St. Helena site not…
When it comes to Grand Napa’s vineyard sources, we wouldn’t rule anything out. The team behind the Rutherford-based winery seems to know everyone in Napa Valley—and each year we hear absolutely astounding rumors about the sites they’ve scored fruit from. For legal reasons (see: NDAs, inch-thick) they’ve never been able to confirm or deny our…
“Let’s get to work,” Luc said. The day had come. After over a year of careful planning, we arrived at Luc Morlet’s studio in St. Helena to commence our collaboration—his first in over a decade. Six hours later, the 2019 Grande Sonnerie Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley came into focus. We and Luc went back and…
“Let’s get to work,” Luc said. The day had come. After over a year of careful planning, we arrived at Luc Morlet’s studio in St. Helena for a barrel-tasting—the kick off to Morlet’s first collaboration in over a decade. There was a time when he made wine only for other people, such as Peter Michael…
Grgich Hills Cabernet, from one of the icons of Napa Valley, is a time machine, both in its pricing and style. The core comes from vines at the foot of the Yountville Hills that range from 18 to 59 years of age, adjacent to Dominus Estate. It’s rounded out by fruit from Grgich’s estate vineyard…
We flipped on the conference room light. Seated at the table, clad in a stylish but second-hand Brooks Brothers tweed blazer, Halpin looked like he was waiting to audition for the role of Young Professor in a student movie. He had on a light blue oxford shirt bound at the collar with…wait, was Halpin wearing…
10:31 PM: Look who I found. 12:46 AM: Deal of the year. 1:17 AM: Call me tomorrow. Or tonight. Just call. We’re no strangers to Halpin’s early morning texts, but these had us dialing his number before we’d even rolled out of bed. Pictured in the accompanying photos, slices of pizza in hand, was a…
When we got to the office at 8:00, Halpin was already there, feet on the conference table, an unlabeled bottle beside him. He held it out, and written on masking tape across the front was “The Oakville Cab U Want.” “Where’ve you been? I’ve been waiting for hours,” he said, doling out several generous, deep-purple…
When we were starting out in this business, many of our Cabernet finds came from Napa locals who had access to incredible grapes and made wine in quantities too small to attract much attention. Today, 16 years later, discoveries like that are still our favorites because they often hit the sweet spot between terroir and…
When we were starting out in this business, many of our Cabernet finds came from Napa locals who had access to incredible grapes and made wine in quantities too small to attract much attention. Today, nearly two decades later, discoveries like those are still our favorites because they often hit the sweet spot of terroir…
Every Highlands Winery bottle we’ve shared with our members over the last seven years has sold out almost instantly. They’re some of the best-selling Cabs in Wine Access history, accruing hundreds of unbelievable member reviews and dozens of inquiries about when we’re getting more in stock. This blockbuster 2019, authored by the legendary duo of…
When the curtain fell on Sonoma County’s stellar 2019 vintage, longtime member-favorite Hook & Ladder rolled in truckloads of juicy, complex Cabernet from the prestigious Chalk Hill AVA. Sounds like it should have made a winemaker’s job easy—but that wasn’t the case for Jason De Loach, whose job was to choose 10 of the absolute…
We’re not shy about saying it: Hoopes Vineyard makes some of our favorite Cabernets in Napa Valley. Their flagship bottling is an under-$50 Cab that drinks like it should cost well over $100. But there’s an even faster horse in their stable. Despite our close friendship with Hoopes, their tiny-production Oakville bottling, grown on their…
Ever since we had our first Spring Mountain wine decades ago, we’ve been fascinated and enamored with the area. The tiny appellation, perched high up in the hills above St. Helena, puts out some of the most burly, ageworthy, and exquisite Cabernets in Napa Valley—and over the past two decades, no Spring Mountain winery has…
This time was a little different. In the private-label game, we often get wines in barrel—or in the case of a great vineyard hook-up, sometimes just the grapes themselves. But this time, we got what are known as “shiners” in industry parlance: fully finished bottles that have not yet been labeled. The source estate is…
Wine Access members go crazy for every Kukeri offer, and when we took a sip of their 2019 Napa Valley Cab, we were immediately reminded why. With brooding, mountain-bred aromas of blackberry and plum announcing a voluptuous palate dominated by dark fruit and spice, it was a Cabernet dream. Even more impressive, the wine comes…
Plenty of winemakers would like to emulate Kukeri’s Pete Kirilov—and trust us, our members would be damn glad if more winemakers followed his lead. Kirilov practices small-lot Cabernet winemaking in Napa’s most expensive appellations—places where sky-high prices are commonplace— but manages to keep his bottles in the two-digit zone. That’s why we take all we…
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