On Q Cabernet Sauvignon Appassionata Oakville Napa Valley 2022
California · Napa Valley · Cabernet Sauvignon · red
About this wine
The 2006 Spring Mountain Elivette is gone, sorry you missed it! Onto OnQ! Winemaker extraordinaire Julian Fayard’s newest Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon! 96 POINTS and over 77% OFF the winery’s price! Napa Cabernet Sauvignon on the board today! And not just any ol’ Napa Cab, either! OAKVILLE! The beating heart of the Napa Valley, and home to many of the greatest (and priciest) Cabernet Sauvignons on the planet! 96 POINT Oakville Cabs are almost guaranteed to command prices of $165+++ but…NOT TODAY!!!! Who’s ready to On Q? On Q’s Appassionata is the winery’s very best. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the volcanic soils and alluvial fans of Oakville. Julian Fayard (Le Pich, Purlieu, Lafite Rothschild, Covert, and Smith Haut Laffite…to name a few) is at the helm here – and his reputation as a “terroir-whisperer” is readily apparent in this latest bottling. The inky graphite and scorched mineral character of Oakville’s famed soils gives this backbone and a platform for polished fruit and spices to shine with luster! UNDER $50 makes this an absolute steal – not to mention the BEST price in the USA! Bold, luscious, and definitely NOT FOR THE SHY – this beast is utterly JAM PACKED with black cherry kirsch, cassis, pulverized gravel, black plum, candied violets, fresh-poured asphalt, and clove. Graphite and espresso form the spine that carries this powerfully bold wine to a long and lingering finish, with a soul-filling warmth that makes me crave a cold winter night under the stars. Plenty of polish comes from the 30 months in sexy French oak barrels, and the very idea of saving OVER $165 OFF the winery's price makes me twitch like a caged cheetah. We snagged all that we could…but 96 POINT Oakville Cab at this simply CRAY-CRAY price? Like theme-park souvenirs – this is surely not meant to last! Grab yours while you can! *** What’s Appassionista, you ask? A classical music nod to Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #23 – a deeply emotional and harmonious piece of music…or wine. ***
Wine details
- Producer
- On
- Vintage
- 2022
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Blend
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Color
- red
- Winemaker
- Julien Fayard
- Alcohol
- 14.9
- Last Bottle price
- $49
- Retail price (estimate)
- $215
- Wine-Searcher average
- $115
- CellarTracker score
- 91.2 (5 reviews)
- Critic score
- 96 — Tasting Panel












