$29—95-Point Napa Cabernet! 👀

The label simply says Napa Valley.

But the lineup of vineyards that goes into Martin Rays 2021 Synthesis Cabernet boasts a Big Red Machine level of quality.

The backbone of the wine comes from a coveted vineyard on Diamond Mountainone that supplies Lokoya with fruit for their $400 bottlingand a legendary site on Howell Mountain. Its matched with heavy-hitter sites in Stags Leap, Rutherford, and Mt. Veeder that are farmed by Napa's most famous names and protected by strict NDAs.

Crafted by 100-point winemaker Keith Emerson, this wine easily merits its flagship status at Martin Ray and its $55 price tag, as evidenced by its 95-point score from James Suckling. So we swung big, securing a price that belies the extraordinary quality of this wine. At $29 per bottle when you put this powerhouse in your cellarthats a 47% discountwe know its going to be a big hit.

The Martin Ray team conceived of the Synthesis bottling as a yin-yang challenge of capturing Napa terroira way to step outside their single-vineyard approach. They decided to combine the fruit from high-elevation AVAs like Howell and Diamond Mountain with Valley-floor grapes that show the classic character of Stags Leap and Rutherford.

The result is a Napa Cab with all the dense, brambly tones of mountain grapes perfectly complementing the plush richness delivered by the ripe fruit from lower in the Valley. Ever since its inaugural vintage, Synthesis has been a favorite, carefully tracked by Cabernet-loving bargain-hunters vintage to vintage.

The 2021 is a standout, the result of a strict barrel-by-barrel selection that made this one of the smallest-ever releases under the label. In the final blend, 18 months aging in 40% new French oak put a seductive mocha sheen on the wines bold blackberry and blueberry aromas and flavors.

This is an excellent opportunity to grab a Cabernet from a top sourceand it comes at way below market value. Dont miss it.

Dark ruby-purple center with a violet hue to the tears. Warm blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, and raw chocolate center the nose. The backdrop offers resinous herbs, laurel bay leaf, damp rocky soil, and notes of tobacco. Deep in the midpalate, voluminous and polished in texture, and long on the finish, this wine delivers so much quality for the price. Drink now2037.

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