2019 Duckhorn Vineyards Rutherford Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 750 ml

For any Napa Valley fan, Duckhorn’s 2019 Rutherford Cab is a dream bottle. 

The winery is privy to blue-chip sites across Napa Valley, and this wine expresses not only their exquisite sources in the famed Rutherford AVA, but a 2019 vintage that ranks among the best ever in the region. It earned 95 points from Wine Enthusiast, who called it “beautifully polished” and “irresistible.” 

A bottle of Duckhorn can be found at every white-tablecloth chophouse in the country—but you’ll rarely see their stellar Rutherford Cabernet bottle outside the winery. In fact, you can barely find a single bottle from ANY vintage in the last decade. Our close connections landed us an allocation, and we’re grateful.

In the mid-70s, Dan Duckhorn and the brilliant winemaker Ric Forman set themselves an ambitious goal: to coax Bordeaux-like elegance from the warm, rolling hills of Napa. The duo traveled to France and spent nearly a year studying the most prestigious estates in Bordeaux. When they returned, they began scoping out vineyards they believed could offer First-Growth potential on the West Coast. As former Duckhorn winemaker Tony Biagi puts it: The pair had “a great nose for dirt.” 

They hired winemaker Tom Rinaldi, who over 20 years lifted Duckhorn into the pantheon of Napa wineries. Today, Renée Ary is following suit, and although every blue-chip steakhouse in America stands in line for its annual allocation of Duckhorn, few get a shot at this Cabernet. We’re proud to share it with you.