This stunning Atlas Peak Cabernet comes from a single vineyard perched high in the Vaca Mountains, looking down on the Napa Valley floor thousands of feet below. Here, extremely rocky volcanic soils and steep hillside exposures produce powerful, structured wines with bold, concentrated fruit and muscular mountain tannins.
Winemaker Adam Comartin, the man behind Porterhouse Wines, has decades of experience under his belt and deep connections throughout the region. When opportunity knocks, Adam is quick to snap up exceptional fruit from top-notch vineyards for his boutique Porterhouse label. These are handcrafted, small-lot wines born from opportunistic purchases of prime fruit from some truly outstanding sites.
I actually worked alongside Adam in the cellar more than 15 years ago, and we've stayed in touch ever since. When he has a few extra cases of a wine he's looking to move, I'm always eager to jump on the opportunity! Thanks to our longstanding relationship and some incredibly sharp winery-direct pricing, we can pass along huge savings to our Insider's Advantage customers, making these wines an absolute steal!
The 2022 Porterhouse Atlas Peak Cabernet is rich, bold, and deeply fruited, with all the concentration and intensity you'd expect from this rugged mountain appellation. However, the warm finish to the 2022 growing season has resulted in a wine that's a little more plush and approachable in its youth than you might typically expect from a high-elevation mountain Cabernet. Adam's deft touch in the cellar has beautifully polished the wine, layering in a generous dollop of exotic French oak spice to complement the ripe blackberry, juicy boysenberry, dusted cocoa powder, and fragrant dried mountain herbs. There's plenty of depth and power here, but the tannins are supple and well-integrated, giving the wine a wonderfully lush, generous feel on the palate.
This is a seriously delicious, full-throttle mountain Cabernet that delivers remarkable pedigree, richness, and immediate drinking pleasure. At this ridiculous Insider's Advantage price, it's an absolute no-brainer!
