Mario Bazan Cabernet Franc Reserve Coombsville 2018

Man do we ever need more cab franc in our lives, especially super small production, sultry and expressive franc like this! 94+ points to boot from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. Available NOWHERE BUT HERE, be one of the few to on this planet to own a few bottles of this beauty. Showing off the best of the 2018 vintage, a season marked by insanely long hang times and mind-spinning complexity, this really shows tremendous balance and length through the finish.

Mario Bazan is a grower first, managing several hundred acres in Napa and Sonoma, so you better believe he has access to the very best fruit. It's clear when you taste these wines that every detail has been considered because the wine is pristine. The cooler Coombsville appellation gives this already earthy varietal an extra kick of flinty minerality and tobacco-tinged earth notes. Laced with red berries and black cherries, this is packed with bright acidity that keeps it lively and pulsing. Just a wonderful expression of this underappreciated grape.