I always liked T-Vine, they of the heritage vineyard proponents, with Frediani, Bacagalupi and Evangelho designations glossing their roster… And also a Napa cab, not to mention Mixed Blacks–a nod to rugby. So now they’ve closed both of their tasting rooms and our DTC only, and their online sales show some 23s and no Instagram posts for over a year. Their sister–influencer heavy Tank Garage–has opened a TR in downtown Paso (sic)–and it almost seems like Tvine is basically no longer. The entire inventory is at GO for ridiculous prices, and swooping in on these seems de rigeur. But while while most heritage vineyards producers make extremely rustic wines, keep in mind these are very modern wines, with alcohol and concentration sometimes almost unchecked. This cab somewhat splits the difference, with a sultry Rich nose at one point smooth and slutty, while at the same time managing points of interest along the spectrum which appeal heavily to the 1%. It feels somewhat north of 15 but not terribly so, as a certain amount of green invigoration piled into the midterm with a structural bite not particularly compelling but but not off-putting at the same time. Just like most modern wines. Lascivious fruit piled into a fairly moderate substructure of briar and acid, the whole thing reeking of sub-$100 Napa cab quite possibly able to be an interesting corner point of any cellar for the next decade or two. And the price is certainly right. I have no real issues with this wine, frankly it’s rather gorgeous, and coming into its own here at 5 with plentiful potential for settling down into various tertiary arenas. Well made. No flaws. Non-conspicuous oak. Easy to find plentiful potential with honestly very little criticism from this reviewer. You might do well to snap up this offering.

2021 @tvinewinery #cabernetsauvignon #napavalley 14.9