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Rated 93 points by James Suckling, this Knights Valley Cabernet is perfumed with red currants, lavender, fresh thyme and graphite. Plush tannins, balanced acidity and flavors of raspberry coulis, red licorice and baking spice make it polished, expressive and ready to enjoy.

This Paso Robles Cabernet is smooth, ripe and easy to love, with candied strawberry, cherry, thyme and licorice notes. Vanilla and warm spice round out the palate, giving it a friendly, fruit-forward finish.

Produced from Gallaway Vineyard fruit in Dry Creek Valley, this small-production Cabernet is slightly lighter in texture than the 2021, but still full of blackberry, red currant, mocha and vanilla. Smooth tannins and a 75-case production make it a boutique Sonoma find.

Rated 92 points by Wine Spectator, this Honig Cabernet delivers a dense core of cassis, plum puree and cherry reduction. Licorice snap, violet and a lightly smoky, singed-wood finish give it classic Napa depth and polish.

Rated 96 points by Decanter, the 2021 Silver Oak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a layered, fragrant Cabernet aged 24 months in American oak, with precision, red-fruited depth and a seamless finish.

From Chappellet’s Pritchard Hill estate, the 2020 Signature Cabernet is a concentrated Napa Valley Cabernet built from 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Merlot. Dark fruit, cedar, mocha and mountain-grown structure make it a bold, cellar-worthy classic.