Notary Public, Cabernet Sauvignon

The perfect description was coined when wine luminary Jamie Goode said Notary Public’s resolutely classic and terrifically priced Cabernet Sauvignon had “Old World sensibility.” Really, other than “extraordinary Cabernet value,” I struggle to find three better words for today’s Hall-of-Famer. Full of gravelly savor, powerful woodsy fruit, and a formidable Bordeaux structure, I challenge the world’s greatest tasters to call this Santa Barbara, let alone California, in a blind tasting.I’ll even go a step further by declaring that not a single soul should feel ashamed if they were to call it a delicious Bordeaux—because, just like a classic Left Bank red, each grape was picked at optimal ripeness, a lengthy aging regimen occurred in mostly neutral French barrels, and the final ABV comes in at an elegant and pleasantly vibrant 13%. Who do we thank—or deeply bow to—for this brilliant display of ultra-pure, terroir-infused California Cabernet? South African native and Santa Barbara local Ern