Specials

Tucked into the southeastern hills of Alexander Valley on Chalk Hill Road, La Cienega Vineyard sits a quarter-mile of forest away from Vérité, one of California's most decorated wineries with nearly 20 perfect 100-point scores. Volcanic clay soils, 400 feet of elevation, and cool nights produce Cabernet of serious depth and refinement. For nearly two decades the Siegert family quietly sold their hand-harvested grapes to top Napa and Sonoma producers before launching their own estate label. Helle's Harvest 2018, aged 18 months in barrel, hit the market right as COVID shut everything down. Their loss, your gain. Classic Alexander Valley Cab with Bordeaux-meets-California swagger, fruit-forward, refined, with sneaky power and years ahead of it. Originally $52 at the winery. Yours today for $24.98. While it lasts.

From a prime vineyard site across the street from Peter Michael, this vineyard was a key component to many of the great Beringer Knights Valley Cabernets of the past before it became the feature vineyard for the Greg Norman Estates program. Killer wine big, dark, powerful, what a steal!

93 Points! The 2019 Winemaker's Cuvee is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 5% Malbec, and the rest Cabernet Franc and was aged for 15 months in 50% new French oak. It is rich with aromas of lavender, tobacco, and boysenberry compote and delivers ripe fruit through the mid-palate, with notes of blackcurrant, leather, and baking spice. This red has immediate appeal, but it will continue to evolve over the next 10 or more years. - Jeb Dunnuck