2022 Beau Vigne Legacy Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Beau Vigne flies under the radar as a "hidden gem" and small boutique winery producing only a few thousand cases a year. Fans and critics alike flock to the winery for its outstanding wines and genuine hospitality including famed critic Robert Parker who refers to Beau Vigne as "one of my favorite wineries."

Renowned winemaker Julien Fayard uses his expertise to produce wines that express pure, terroir-driven specificities and characteristics. Julien gained his knowledge and defined his core winemaking style from working at grand Chateaux in France such as Lafite Rothschild and Smith Haut Lafitte.

Beau Vigne's reputation rests on fruit sourced from Yountville and Rutherford, two of the smallest, most coveted vineyard sites in Napa Valley — the same neighborhoods behind cult Cabernets like Scarecrow and Dominus Estate. It's this fruit that built the flagship trio of Romeo, Juliet, and Guest Cottage, wines that carry SRPs of $125 to $250 and have scored 95-96 points. The Legacy is a lot selection pulled from those very same vineyard blocks — sharing its fruit, its hillsides, and its pedigree with Beau Vigne's most celebrated bottlings.

The Legacy is the bottling that carries all of that into a glass: a full-bodied Napa Valley Cabernet, dark-fruited and layered — plum, blackberry, mocha — with fine-grained tannins and enough spine to reward patience. Open it tonight next to something off the grill, or lay a few down and let the name do its job.

Beau Vigne's wines are highly esteemed and cherished among some of the world's most important winemakers, and they have achieved numerous high-accolades. Today, they are considered among Napa Valley's most acclaimed wines.