This Could Be the Best Bang for the Buck in Napa Valley!

2017 Waterstone Cabernet SauvignonMany of you are already familiar with Waterstone Cabernet Sauvignon. Over the past decade, Waterstone Winery has built a reputation for its top quality Napa Valley Cabernets. Part of what makes Waterstone so special is that its wines taste like Cali-Cult wines without the Cali-Cult prices, impressing wine aficionados as well as those just discovering the world of wine. We were first introduced to this winery several years ago, and 2001 was the first vintage we sold. Waterstone has been a best-selling wine at Sokolin, year after year.

The 2017 vintage ($34.99 / btl) is now in stock, and it’s delicious! The ‘17 vintage comes from “well-established” hillside vineyards which make the underpinnings of this incredible wine. These vineyards have provided an intense base of luscious dark fruit. It’s noted that the Truchard Vineyard was the primary source for grapes along with vineyard sites extending into the lower hillsides of the Mayacamas mountain range.

This Cabernet, aged in small French oak barrels for 22 months, is densely packed with aromas of super dark fruit, cedar, a little lead pencil and vanilla. At first sip, this wine is fruit forward, powerful and full-bodied, but somehow is able to show off subtle elegance. The fruit and those “Napa dust” tannins are seamlessly integrated to make the wine surprisingly approachable and giving it great drinkability. It’s a magnificent effort by Laurie Hook (formerly of Beringer) on her first start to finish vintage. BRAVO!

2017 Waterstone Cabernet Sauvignon is a phenomenal, under-priced Napa Cab that offers amazing bang for the buck! The same remains true in this vintage as in previous vintages of Waterstone - this wine tastes like it costs 3-4x the price!

Perfect to drink now and for 10+ years and great to serve with steak, burgers or lamb.

If you're a fan of Waterstone, act quickly and order your case today. This is your chance to experience maybe the best bang for the buck in Napa!

Cheers!