2016 FISTICUFFS, CABERNET SAUVIGNON, NAPA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA

Wine lovers triumph anytime a proven hundred-point winemaker sets their sights on creating an incredible value wine.  Fisticuffs dominates the value cabernet category and has been doing so for years. It’s a project made by Rob Lawson, who throughout his career has helped craft icons Bryant Family, Colgin, Ghost Block, and Pahlmeyer, to name just a few…  He’s also responsible for helping shape the 2007 Kapcscandy Grand Vin which scored a perfect 100 Points from Robert Parker.  The 2016 vintage of Fisticuffs performs well above its weight class and dances inside a tightly wound core that’s embedded with black chocolates, wild blue and blackberry fruit, blackcurrants, espresso roast and cedar spice. At under forty per bottle, this is pound for pound one of the best Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons.

Conditioned for 22 months in French oak, this classic Napa Valley Cabernet was built from a collection of carefully chosen vineyard sites throughout Napa Valley.  The composition of each growing site offers a picturesque interpretation of the well-rounded vintage and Napa Valley terroir.  The wine is beautifully complex, supple in texture and displays tremendous length.  It’s such a fantastic value that the mere 600 cases produced won’t be enough to satisfy demand for long