2023 Verdad Santa Ynez Two Wolves Cabernet Sauvignon 6pk 6x750ml

Louisa Sawyer Lindquist made her name doing the hard thing first — she planted Spanish varietals on the Central Coast when nobody else would, and bottled California's first commercial Albariño back in 2000. So when someone with that kind of instinct for freshness and balance turns her hand to Cabernet, you pay attention. Antonio Galloni put it plainly: Verdad built its name on Spanish grapes, but the Cabernet is a very fine wine in its own right — and not a shy one.

The fruit is all Two Wolves Vineyard, an organically farmed site sitting right on the Happy Canyon line in the Los Olivos District — Santa Ynez's proven address for serious Cabernet. 2023 gave her a cool, patient season after a winter of drought-breaking rain refilled the water table. Small yields, deep concentration. She picked October 17, fermented gently with twice-daily hand punch-downs, and aged the wine 20 months in 50% new Taransaud barrels.