Fortune 1621, Cabernet Sauvignon

Even if Cabernet Sauvignon isn’t your first or third wine of choice, it’s going to be mighty hard passing over a quintessential $32 bottling from world-renowned Napa Valley. Honestly, I thought wines like this had all but ceased to exist: Given the frightening costs of inputs and the stratospheric benchmark for quality, finding a Napa Cab of genuine pedigree at a Beaujolais price point is a rarity. At $32, you’re more likely to find something largely innocuous, not a boutique bottling with the kind of power and polish that pushes many Cabernets into $60+ territory.In other words, the Bump family of Darms Lane Estate, and their secret winemaking weapon, Brian Mox, have created something special with “Fortune 1621.” Namely, an authentic, no-shortcuts-taken Cabernet that’s one of the finest Napa Valley values we’ve seen—it’s even neck and neck with subscriber-favorite “Consortium!” For years, this has been our undisputed Napa Cabernet champion in the price-to-quality department, but today