2023 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 50 Anniversary Oakville 750 ml

Duckhorn Merlot is a blue-chip Napa wine—a world-famous classic that you’ll find at just about every white-tablecloth chophouse in the country.

But Duckhorn’s Oakville Cabernet is a true rarity you seldom see outside the winery.

The 2023 edition hails from blue-chip sources in the Oakville AVA—home to Opus One, Harlan, and Screaming Eagle—and from what insiders are already calling a once-in-a-lifetime vintage. It’s a Cab lover’s Cab bursting with dark fruit, graphite, and notes of tobacco, with firm, fine-grained tannins that carry a beautifully structured finish.

In the mid-70s, Dan Duckhorn and the brilliant winemaker Ric Forman set themselves an ambitious goal: to coax Bordeaux-like elegance from the warm, rolling hills of Napa. The duo traveled to France and spent nearly a year studying the most prestigious estates in Bordeaux. When they returned, they began scoping out vineyards they believed could offer First-Growth potential on the West Coast. As former Duckhorn winemaker Tony Biagi puts it: The pair had “a great nose for dirt.”

Duckhorn is privy to blue-chip sites across Napa Valley, and this wine expresses not only their exquisite sources in the famed Oakville AVA, but a 2023 vintage that ranks among the best ever in the region.

To mark the winery’s 50th anniversary, this bottling carries a special commemorative label—but the sourcing is as strong as ever.

We’re proud to have finally secured an allocation.