2022 Grand Napa Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley 750 ml

When it comes to Grand Napa’s vineyard sources, we wouldn’t rule anything out.

The team behind the Rutherford-based winery seems to know everyone in Napa Valley—and each year we hear absolutely astounding rumors about the sites they’ve scored fruit from.

For legal reasons (see: NDAs, inch-thick) they’ve never been able to confirm or deny our suppositions—though that doesn’t stop us parsing every single eyebrow-quiver or hint of a smile when we bring it up over dinner—and so we can’t share our guesses with you without fear of a lawsuit.

We can tell you winemaker Stéphane Vivier is famous for helming the personal project of one of the most revered figures in the wine world—though we can’t technically mention any names involved, despite the fact that Vivier’s former boss and mentor is behind wines that regularly sell for $10,000, or more, per bottle.

The Reserve is a barrel-selection cuvée, and the rich fruit and chewy tannins that wind their way through this ruby-black Cabernet show off the quality of the raw material. The 2022 vintage gave Vivier plenty to work with: a warm year in Napa that produced Cabernets of unusually early drinkability, with rich, generously textured fruit that’s a pleasure to pour young.

Our members rave about this wine every year, and the Grand Napa Reserve draws glowing reviews each time it comes around—the kind of bottle members find themselves saving for a special occasion so they don’t run out too soon.

It’s a reputation this Reserve keeps earning, vintage after vintage.