Devil Proof 2021 Malbec

99 Points - Robert Parker "If you haven’t heard of Jesse Katz yet, you soon will. He’s one of northern California’s most talented young winemakers with a natural eye for unique sites in Sonoma and Napa. I first tasted his Devil Proof Farrow Ranch Vineyard Malbec five years ago during an extensive Sonoma County tasting and was stopped in my tracks. Although it is recognizably Malbec, no other Malbec on the planet is quite as pure, well-defined, multi-layered, and evocative as this. Simply put, it’s an artist’s Malbec." Lisa Perrotti Motes from the Winemaker Jesse Katz would wow the wine world with his Bordeaux-style creations under his Aperture Cellars label. Those complex wines would land Katz on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list—the first winemaker ever to make that list. And later, building upon his experience having worked alongside legends like Paul Hobbs at Argentina's Viña Cobos, he would craft the first-ever 100-point American Malbec under a new label called Devil Proof.