Beau Vigne Proprietary Blend Hero California 2022
California · California · Proprietary Blends · red
About this wine
Sunday Funday kicks off with one HEROIC Cali-Cab blend! A seductive 70% OFF, with 94 POINTS, and the pedigree of a 100 point winemaking SUPERSTAR — everybody needs a HERO today! Not, not a stuffed pita with shaved, spit-roasted lamb and garlic sauce (though that does sound bangin’ right now…) I need a proper HERO! Heck, we all do, and this white knight upon a fiery steed is here to fight the rising cost of KILLER Cali-Cab blends…strutting into your inbox for way UNDER $20!!! Boo-yeah! This absolutely fierce, juicy, and powerfully structured BEAST leads off with 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, rounded out with a dose of some 23% Merlot, and an inky, bacon-infusing element of 3% Syrah. It says California on the label, but don’t be fooled — just like Pride Mountain’s top estate wines — this screaming-good-value is 100% Napa and Sonoma fruit, baby! Crafted by the one and only Julien Fayard, this HERO red is a newer project for the fine folks at Beau Vigne — and their beautiful vines here range from some of their top plots across Sonoma and Napa, from valley floor to pristine mountain peaks — all lovingly reared in 100% French oak for a full 17 months. Inky dark, and luminous with a ruby sheen — this velvety ambrosia sings of berries and cherries, a jubilant and hyper-fresh wine that is perfectly integrated with accents of graphite, black tea, clove, vanilla, and lush milk chocolate. One critic called it a “winning combo of fervor and power…” and yep, we’re on board with that. This seriously impressed the entire Last Bottle buying team, on a day simply PACKED with heavy hitters…and once we locked in the price, well, as Monty Python would say…and there was much rejoicing! Those that scored this little baddie the first time ‘round already know what a steal it is — so we brought it back and added a huge cache to the handful of bottles we had left…but for heaven’s sake…HURRY! You can never have TOO MANY of this $16 banger! Happy Sunday! Now go load that cart!
Wine details
- Producer
- Beau Vigne Proprietary
- Vintage
- 2022
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- California
- Varietal
- Proprietary Blends
- Blend
- 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 8% Petite Sirah, 6% Cabernet Franc
- Color
- red
- Winemaker
- Julien Fayard
- Alcohol
- 14
- Last Bottle price
- $16
- Retail price (estimate)
- $60
- Wine-Searcher average
- $32
- CellarTracker score
- 86 (12 reviews)
- Critic score
- 94 — Tasting Panel