2019 Outpost Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

Outpost is a cult-status winery established in 1998 by Terry and Juli Pringle. This rare and exclusive estate produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Grenache from one of Napa’s most prestigious AVAs, Howell Mountain.

Since 2018, the estate has been owned by the insurance group, AXA Millésimes, a company that owns wineries in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Portugal, and Hungary.

These unique wines are crafted by legendary winemaker, Thomas Brown, the masterman behind  40 projects in Napa and Sonoma, including cult classics like Schrader Cellars, Maybach Family Vineyards, and Revana Family Vineyard. Thomas was named “Winemaker of the Year” by Food & Wine magazine in 2010.

This winery produces rare and exquisite red wines. These are some of the best Napa Cabs the world has ever seen. Wine Spectator said, “The Cabernets here are clearly mountain in profile—intensely colored, vividly fruited, and marked by chiseled, defined structure. But while neighbors such as Dunn next door and Robert Craig just down the road are known for their burlier tannic profiles, Outpost’s wines show a higher pitch and racier edge.”

Wine Spectator also called the Outpost’s 2019 wines “impressive.” This wine comes from an epic vintage. 2019 was awarded 97 points by Wine Spectator who said that "Wines are ripe and lush yet well-defined; a worthy follow-up to the benchmark 2018 vintage." 

2019 is 2/3rds from the estate and 1/3rd from the estate's premium vineyard, True Vineyard.

Tasting Notes: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. 
See Critical Reviews for detailed tasting notes.