Lerner Project Cabernet Sauvignon Project 18 Napa Valley 2019

Wooden pallets. Yes, those that carry cases of wine all over the world! Stu Lerner was a highly successful pallet maker - enough so to purchase 91 acres of which 13 acres are planted almost entirely to cabernet sauvignon (clone 6), along with a tiny block of malbec. They were planted by none other than Dick Steltzner in 1983. He hired rockstar Russell Bevan, and is quietly becoming the “insider” cab for those in the know.

Bevan fans will know the vineyards in this blend – a barrel selection of fruit sources from two of Russell’s favorite vineyard sites, including Tench Vineyards in Oakville and Sugarloaf (it is worth noting that both Tench and Sugarloaf consistently score between 96-100 points). This year's blend is almost exclusively Tench (yeah, that vineyard adjacent to Screaming Eagle in Oakville!), and it is a total barnburner. If you like subtle, elegant wines, then DELETE this email, because today’s offer is a massive, no-holds-barred, uber-concentrated cabernet with incredible polish and fruit purity.

** We have just a few cases! ** First come, first served…!

PAIRING IDEAS: Stir-fried flank steak with yellow onions – perfect. Here’s a recipe. We make rice, too, and add a bit of ginger in the water (or make the rice with chicken stock), and a kaffir lime leaf if you have it!

MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: EDM fans? We’re old EDM people, and a cult fave, Crystal Method, has a new album - "The Trip Home". Not everyone’s cup of tea, but worth a mention if you are!