Bruno Cabernet Sauvignon Giacone Vineyard 2021 Estrella Dist. - Paso Robles

Tasting Notes: Perhaps once or twice a year a deal this good turns up. And when it does, we go all-in. I suggest you do the same! A few weeks back in Napa I tasted a great number of potential wines and this was a clear standout even amongst much more expensive bottles, so we literally backed up the truck! Despite the remarkably low price, this is a flat out delicious rich, powerful, satisfying Cabernet. The fruit is from an excellent vineyard site in Paso Robles' Estella District. This area of Paso is known for intensely rocky, gravelly soils at the confluence of two rivers that have laid down 20-30ft of cobblestones and pebbles. The soil (or lack thereof) here reminds me of the vineyards in Pessac-Léognan or Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The vines struggle amongst the stones producing small amounts of intensely concentrated fruit laced with a crushed rock mineral core. The fruit profile is dominated by lush crème de cassis, huckleberry, smoked damson, hints of graphite, new leather, and cedar. It's full bodied, with great texture on the palate, loads of fine-grained tannins adding a nice tactile grip to the rich, ripe, decant fruit. Serious Cabernet that combines big, succulent, rich fruit, with a classic muscular structure and beautiful varietal character. Honestly, it was a great bottle of wine for it's original price, at our ludicrously low Insider's Advantage price it's the deal of the year so far. You just don't get wine even close to this good for anything near this price point.