2019 Pas de Cheval Cabernet Sauvignon Finale Howell Mountain Napa Valley (1.5 L) Magnum

Maayan Koschitzky has had a hand in some of Napa Valley’s most collectible bottles—Screaming Eagle and Dalla Valle among them—and his tremendous skill has made him one of the most sought-after Cabernet craftsmen in the world. 

Pas de Cheval is his ambitious Napa Valley project, and for it, he leveraged his connections to tap into some of the region’s top vineyards. That includes a revered and extremely coveted site high on Howell Mountain.

The result is the 2019 Pas de Cheval Finale Howell Mountain, a luxurious cult-level bottle that stands with Napa Valley’s finest. In his 96+ point review, Jeb Dunnuck called it a “beautiful, balanced, incredibly impressive wine.” It’s built for the cellar, and in magnum format, it will provide decades of drinking pleasure. 

The 2019 Pas de Cheval Cabernet Sauvignon Finale was grown on one of the great high-altitude vineyards of Howell Mountain—one that many vintners would kill to work with, but few ever get to. Showing a purple-black color that fades to a crimson rim, it’s got swirling aromas of warm blackberries, Chambord, graphite, sweet spice, pipe tobacco, dark chocolate, and espresso. Power and energy pulse through the palate, which is built on super-fine tannins, and the core is so concentrated that it seems to generate its own gravity. Finishing with evolving patterns of ripe fruit, spice, and earth, it’s a gorgeous expression of Howell Mountain muscularity and richness.

Pas de Cheval can be found on the list at some of the top restaurants in the world, including Napa’s MICHELIN three-star The French Laundry, Mélisse in Santa Monica, and NYC’s Jean-Georges. This bottle will be an extremely valuable addition to your cellar.