Royal Prince Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Sale $34.89 – Beats Best US Price Online

93 pts Jeb Dunnuck 

Here’s the setup… founder David Green has over 30 years of wine industry experience, developing brands and advising a diverse group of wineries, from 100 pt bastion Dana Estates to luxury producer Lede Family to value pioneer Joel Gott. His goal with Royal Prince Wines is to solve the puzzle of producing great California wines that overdeliver in accessibility, quality and price. To achieve his goal, he brought in rock star winemaker Maayan Koschitzky. Maayan is director of winemaking for Atelier Melka, yes that Philippe Melka. Chances are you had or at least heard of some of the many wines that Atelier Melka produces: Screaming Eagle, Dalle Vale, Vineyard 29, and of course Melka Estates, just to name a few. These are some of the most sought after and highest rated wines in the world. Maayan is the man behind those wines, with his hands on the fruit, in the vats, racking barrels, really making wine.

With their Royal Prince label, they are knocking it out of the park. Jeb Dunnuck wrote, “It tastes as though it costs three times the price. Hats off to winemaker Maayan Koschitzky for over-delivering on all these wines from Royal Prince.” And the Robb Report titled an article, “Why Royal Prince Is Making the Best Wines You Can Buy for Your Money Right Now.”

"The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon comes all from Napa Valley and is 100% Cabernet aged 20 months in 60% new French oak. It tastes as though it costs three times the price and has a rocking nose of blackcurrants, chocolate, tobacco leaf, and cedar pencil, with a touch of rocky minerality and graphite showing with time in the glass. Not your simple, value-priced fruit bomb, it has considerable depth of fruit, building tannins, and a great finish. It can be drunk any time over the coming 15+ years. Hats off to winemaker Maayan Koschitzky for over-delivering on all these wines from Royal Prince." JD

Or reply. The wine will be available Wednesday in both stores.