2023 Caterwaul Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Name: 2023 Caterwaul Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Brand: Caterwaul
SKU: CNVCS23
Price: 58.88 USD
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#51 Top 100 Wines of 2025 ~ Wine Spectator
100 pt Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown
"One of the Valley’s Greatest Values" ~93 Wine Advocate
"The Vintage of a Lifetime" ~97pt
Your New Go-to Cab When Hosting
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2023 Caterwaul Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

$80

$58.88

/ bottle

You save $21.12

About The Wine

This wine belongs on your cellar list to stock up. This would probably be our go-to Cabernet Sauvignon when hosting… anyone, because it’s bold but complex, balanced, and just great. It’s the kind of Napa red that feels instantly impressive yet easy to enjoy—a perfect blend of craftsmanship and approachability. There’s a quiet confidence to it, the sort of wine that doesn’t need to shout to make an impression.

Behind the label is the powerhouse partnership of Matt Hardin and Thomas Rivers Brown—two names that carry serious weight in Napa Valley. Hardin brings generations of farming expertise, while Brown’s track record of 100-point wines speaks for itself. Together, they’ve created a Cabernet that reflects both the land and their shared vision: a wine of precision, balance, and undeniable charm.

The 2023 Napa Valley vintage isn’t just another great year – it’s the year that will be etched in history. Wine experts are calling it "the vintage of a lifetime," and for good reason. The perfect blend of cool temperatures, morning fog, and balanced sunlight created conditions so exceptional, they’re being compared to Bordeaux's iconic 1961 vintage. As The Wine Independent put it, 2023 is "a winemaker's dream in terms of wine style." Wine Bible author Karen MacNeil calls it "one of the most phenomenal vintages ever in Napa Valley."

Aging: 100% French Oak, 50% New 18 Months in barrel

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At A Glance

Varietal:: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region:: Napa Valley
Sub-Appellation:: Napa Valley
Alcohol:: 14.5%
Size:: 750ml

TASTING NOTES

What's in the Glass

PAIRS WITH: Ribs · Steak · Pork · Venison

Mouthfeel & Acidity

Light Body Full Body

Low Acidity High Acidity

Soft Tannins Firm Tannins

Dry Sweet

Cabernet Sauvignon. Vivid aromas of blackberry, crushed minerals, and dark violets. On the palate, it’s powerful yet refined, showing layers of ripe red and black fruit, soft tannins, and subtle toasted oak. Freshness carries through the long, polished finish, making it both bold and beautifully balanced.

CRITIC REVIEWS

What the Critics Said

~ #51 Top 100 Wines of 2025 ~ Wine Spectator
Assuming pricing remains stable, Caterwaul's 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley—a 14,000-case blend this year—should remain one of the valley's greatest values. Boasting wonderful purity of fruit—black cherries and cassis—plus floral-herbal nuances, it's full-bodied, rich and velvety, maybe a bit open-knit but flavorful and structured, with a lasting finish. ~93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This rich and bold red has aromas of blueberry pie, currants, vanilla and chocolate cherries. It’s chewy and dense with mouth-coating tannins and a full body. Drink in 2026. ~93 James Suckling

THE PRODUCER

Caterwaul

Matt Hardin, a 6th generation Napa Valley resident and farmer, is owner and managing partner of Matthew Wallace Wines and Hardin Vineyard Management. Matt enjoys putting his expertise to work farming both ultra premium grapes for his private clients and several sites that make up the base for the Caterwaul Napa bottling.

Thomas Rivers Brown, winemaker for some of Napa and Sonoma’s most iconic labels (Schrader Cellars, Outpost and his own Rivers-Marie, Aston Estate & Dorsey), has more than sixty 100-point wines to his resume.

Working together for many years over many different projects, a friendship was developed. Out of that friendship the idea of working together, utilizing the strengths of the other, Caterwaul was born.