Boasting a Spectator score identical to those of Bryant Family ($425) and Grace Family ($300), grown organically near Gemstone and Kapcsndy in a prime cut of Yountville, its a bold, opulent, fruit-driven Cabernet absolutely packed with black cherry, boysenberry, and fig flavorsand it earned immediate and unanimous approval from our Wine Team.

We need to get this in right away, said our VP of Wine, Eduardo Dingler, and everyone else agreed. Single-vineyard Yountville Cabernet of this caliber for anywhere near $45 has long been a thing of the pastyet here it is today, EXCLUSIVELY for Wine Access members. Get all you can, and we bet youll still wish you bought more.

The site, Grigsby Vineyard, proved to be magical for growing Bordeaux varieties. While summer days can be blistering hot, marine breezes and fog from San Pablo Bay temper the July and August sun, allowing for the extended hang-time so critical for making world-class Cabernet Sauvignon.

Rocca recruited one of Napas most renowned winemakers, Celia Welch, to make the first vintages. In 2007, they hired Paul Colantuonia talented up-and-comer seasoned by stints at Mondavi, Neyers, Vieux Tlgraphe, and Brancaiato take the baton and craft the wine.

Colantuoni grew up with an appreciation for wine thanks to his Italian father and Italian-American mother, and has been the key to Roccas consistent quality over the years. When you taste this gorgeous, brawny, and hedonistic Cabernet Sauvignon, youll know exactly why Rocca recruited him.

Feedback from our members about Rocca Familys bottlings is consistently terrific, with customers saying things like An excellent wine for the $...every glass was better than the last, and Fabulous! Dense and opaque, Bold black fruit nose and plenty of complexity and concentration. We have ZERO doubt that this opulent, juicyand frankly, downright Caymus-likeCabernet is going to get a similar reaction. Dont miss out.