Medlock Ames Cabernet Sauvignon Special Select Bell Mountain Vineyard Alexander Valley 2023
California · Sonoma County · Cabernet Sauvignon · red
About this wine
95 POINTS! One single vineyard wonder of mountain-grown Cab, crafted by one of our favorite 100-point winemakers – all for a whopping 70% OFF! MEDLOCK AMES is BACK and their 2023 Special Select Bell Mountain Cab is absolutely ROCKING!!! We offered a special sneak preview a few months back – an ultimate tease of the tremendously youthful 2023 vintage that the wine world is just now discovering as the PHENOM it is! This is as bold, powerful, and ageworthy as anything you’ll get on one of Napa’s mountain tops – but at THIS price?! Oh, ho, HO…you are not ready! We’re talking the same ORGANICALLY farmed mountain grapes on nutrient-poor, flavor-concentrating volcanic soils, crafted by the simply spellbinding talents of JEAN HOEFLIGER! YES!!! This rarest of the rare, best of the best, tippy-top pinnacle of the portfolio, SPECIAL SELECT bottling! For a ludicrously low, BEST ANYWHERE price of just $30…C’MON!! You saw the caddy-whomping 70% OFF, right?! Single vineyard Alexander Valley CABERNET SAUVIGNON from winemaking worldbreaker and Michel Rolland protege for ONLY $30?! I’m in like Flynn…and all I want to know is…WHO’S COMING WITH ME?! Allow me to be your Ambassador of Quan for a minute…this Special Select Cabernet Sauvignon is the best I’ve ever had from Medlock Ames – and there is some absolutely FIERCE competition on that front! But this one has this magical balance and unreal complexity that just rockets it to the top of the list! There’s that juicy core of bramble berry fruits – red, black, and blue – but it’s the “other” flavors that set this apart. The mineral depth of crumbled gravel and flinty river rock freshness, with graphite that borders on Bordeaux-esque. The wild and roasted herb like sage, and mint, and lavender, and thyme – all lovingly coated in the finest dark chocolate, and interspersed with a medley of baking spices. It’s savoury and meaty, but juicy and sleek, with a concentration of that signature Hoefliger polish that never comes across as heavy. This is driving forward with unstoppable power like Cam Skattebo in the Red Zone – and every bit as surprising! Put this in a lineup of any $100+ Napa Cab and watch the fireworks…I DARE YA! We got the last of what’s available – so don’t hesitate for one…single…SECOND!! And y’all know what happens to 95 POINT, 70% OFF wines from 100 point winemakers ‘round these parts…
Wine details
- Producer
- Medlock
- Vintage
- 2023
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Sonoma County
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Blend
- 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Malbec, and 2% Cabernet Franc
- Color
- red
- Winemaker
- Abby Watt
- Alcohol
- 14.2
- Last Bottle price
- $30
- Retail price (estimate)
- $100
- CellarTracker score
- 91.5 (14 reviews)
- Critic score
- 95 — Decanter