Ride Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 23

Napa power with a rodeo heart. The flagship of Ride & Ridden — founder David Green's collaboration with Texas photographer Steve Wrubel, whose freeze-frame images of horse and bull riders give the label its name — is made with genuine Napa muscle: fruit hand-harvested at night from premier vineyard partners, cold-soaked, fermented in open-top stainless steel, then aged 16 months in 50% new French oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered. The 2023 comes from one of Napa's most celebrated recent vintages — long, cool, and pristine — and it shows: dark, nearly opaque, with blackberry, sage, black olive, and shaved cocoa aromatics over a decadently rich, textural palate that finishes with uncommon polish. Equal parts power and grace, it earned a 94-point critic score and a spot on Jeb Dunnuck's Top Values in Napa Valley Cabernet. Ribeye, short ribs, rack of lamb — bring the big plates.

Wine Details:

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon

ABV: Approx. 14.5% — confirm from label

Region: Napa Valley, California

Farming / Practices: Hand-harvested at night; cold soak, open-top stainless fermentation; 16 months in French oak (50% new); bottled unfined & unfiltered

Producer: Ride & Ridden Wine Co. — David Green & Steve Wrubel; winemaking roots in Atelier Melka

Bottle Size: 750ml