Each year we examine some of the best red wines from Napa Valley to make some suggestions for Father’s Day. We know these are expensive gifts, but we theorize that this is a special occasion that calls for a special wine. Perhaps you can split the cost with your siblings to make it more affordable.
Just don’t expect him to share it with you — June 16 is his day. We also offer some good alternatives if these prices are too high. Here are our top 10 cabernet sauvignons for Father’s Day: Chappellet Hideaway Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 ($175) .
The Hideaway vineyard was formerly planted to chenin blanc, but in 2007 the producer planted six blocks of cabernet sauvignon on this secluded 13-acre plot. Since then, this mountain wine has been a home run. Said winemaker Phillip Titus, “When grown the correct way in the right soils, mountain cabernet gives you more of almost everything — complexity, more power and more tannins.
” This is an immense wine with concentrated black fruit notes and hints of herbs and pepper. Flora Springs Napa Valley Trilogy 2021 ($100) . The family sold this historic St.
Helena winery in 2019, but kept 20 acres of prime vineyards to make wine with a greater interest in reducing production nearly in half. The family also revitalized 20 acres in the prized Komes Ranch Vineyard in Ruthford, the primary source for this beautiful wine. This Trilogy — a blend of cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot and malbec — continues a label that is nearly 40 years ol.
