2018 Vista Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Atlas Peak Napa Valley 750 ml

We’ve rarely encountered an NDA locked as tightly as the one protecting the 2018 Vista Reserve Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon.

It’s easy to see why: This bottle would be right at home with the $100+ royalty of the AVA. Its dazzling dark fruit, tantalizing spice, chiseled power, and profound mineral depth speak to the very best grown in the mountainous Atlas Peak AVA.

While we can’t pinpoint the 2018’s high-end origins, we can tell you it was made by Napa stalwart Grant Long, Jr., the man behind renowned labels Aonair and Reverie. His Vista Reserve wines have quickly become favorites at Wine Access because of their remarkable quality and value, consistently garnering rave reviews from our members, including “Excellent Cab for the price!”

Long’s secret—and the driving force behind the 2018 Vista Reserve Atlas Peak—is his network of Napa Valley connections, which enables him to cherry-pick lots of top-tier Cabernet that most winemakers could only dream of. He then offers his wines at unbeatable prices, protecting their sources by signing airtight NDAs.

On the western slopes of the Vaca Range, the magic of Atlas Peak begins above the fog line, where Cabernet Sauvignon bathes in warm sunlight all day long. Balance is achieved at night as the mercury plummets and the mouthwatering acidity in the grapes rises.

2018 was especially kind to Atlas Peak, as the slow and steady season gave the mountain Cabernet even more opportunity to develop deep flavors and kaleidoscopic complexity.

We could keep guessing at this wine’s pedigreed source, but we don’t have to: Any way you slice it, this is extraordinary, top-value Cabernet.