Aileron Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2019
AlrightâŚtime for flight school. âAileronâ is that little wing that steers a plane. There. Back to the matter at hand. 95 POINTS! (Plus a totally solid 94-96 review from Jeb Dunnuck.) Oh BABY! In the realm of CULTY, NEW Cabernet Projects in our little valley â this tiny production of a single vineyard Atlas Peak cabernet sauvignon might be one of Napaâs best! From proprietor Shannon OâShaughnessy â yes, as in the Howell Mountain stalwart for decades, OâShaughnessy â comes the bound-to-fly Aileron Estates. They make one white, and one red, only a tiny amount of each, and like, super-duper rare. Seriously, I can only find two other shops in the USA that have this at the momentâŚand letâs just sayâŚbe glad you can get access to OUR PRICE! Seriously.Â
Anywho. Forget about the amazing discount for a second. Sure, an extra wad of cash in your pocket is cool, but I want to do that thing where I shamelessly name-drop for like two seconds. Maayan Koschitzky. Philippe Melka. Mike Wolf. BOOM! Thatâs twoâŚTWOâŚnigh-on INFALLIBLE winemakers, with TONS of 100-point scores between them who turn out CULT NAPA CABS the way I turn out perfectly gooey grilled cheese sandwiches at midnight. And then thereâs maybe the very best vineyard manager in Napa history (Harlan, Bond, Scarecrow, Vine Hill Ranch, BeckstofferâŚand soooo many more,) Mike Wolf. I mean, câmon! Talk about an embarrassment of riches! Ok, I gotta speed up⌠we donât have much, and will sell outâŚQUICK!Â
Deep, rich, TOASTY, and soooo entrancingâŚthis just sucks you into the glass with alluring power and roasted chocolate and coffee sensations. Elegant blue fruits â some cassis, some blueberry â accompanied by lilacs and candied violets, too. That first sip is straight FIRE! Liquid cashmere, buttery smooth, with a powerful kirsch sensation, then blackberry jam, graphite, toasted black peppercorns, vanilla creme bruleeâŚDANG! Wave after wave hits (apologies to all my SoCal peeps for the trigger), and this just radiates with a warm, elegant, comforting happiness at every turn. This just tastesâŚwell, expensive! And normallyâŚit is! But for the fastest among you? NOT TODAY! Go get it, CAB LOVERS!
** I was fortunate enough to taste early samples of this fruit when Shannon first acquired the vineyard. It was fantastic even then, long before Maayan and Philippe came on boardâŚglad to see itâs tasting even better several years in!!! **
AlrightâŚtime for flight school. âAileronâ is that little wing that steers a plane. There. Back to the matter at hand. 95 POINTS! (Plus a totally solid 94-96 review from Jeb Dunnuck.) Oh BABY! In the realm of CULTY, NEW Cabernet Projects in our little valley â this tiny production of a single vineyard Atlas Peak cabernet sauvignon might be one of Napaâs best! From proprietor Shannon OâShaughnessy â yes, as in the Howell Mountain stalwart for decades, OâShaughnessy â comes the bound-to-fly Aileron Estates. They make one white, and one red, only a tiny amount of each, and like, super-duper rare. Seriously, I can only find two other shops in the USA that have this at the momentâŚand letâs just sayâŚbe glad you can get access to OUR PRICE! Seriously.Â
Anywho. Forget about the amazing discount for a second. Sure, an extra wad of cash in your pocket is cool, but I want to do that thing where I shamelessly name-drop for like two seconds. Maayan Koschitzky. Philippe Melka. Mike Wolf. BOOM! Thatâs twoâŚTWOâŚnigh-on INFALLIBLE winemakers, with TONS of 100-point scores between them who turn out CULT NAPA CABS the way I turn out perfectly gooey grilled cheese sandwiches at midnight. And then thereâs maybe the very best vineyard manager in Napa history (Harlan, Bond, Scarecrow, Vine Hill Ranch, BeckstofferâŚand soooo many more,) Mike Wolf. I mean, câmon! Talk about an embarrassment of riches! Ok, I gotta speed up⌠we donât have much, and will sell outâŚQUICK!Â
Deep, rich, TOASTY, and soooo entrancingâŚthis just sucks you into the glass with alluring power and roasted chocolate and coffee sensations. Elegant blue fruits â some cassis, some blueberry â accompanied by lilacs and candied violets, too. That first sip is straight FIRE! Liquid cashmere, buttery smooth, with a powerful kirsch sensation, then blackberry jam, graphite, toasted black peppercorns, vanilla creme bruleeâŚDANG! Wave after wave hits (apologies to all my SoCal peeps for the trigger), and this just radiates with a warm, elegant, comforting happiness at every turn. This just tastesâŚwell, expensive! And normallyâŚit is! But for the fastest among you? NOT TODAY! Go get it, CAB LOVERS!
** I was fortunate enough to taste early samples of this fruit when Shannon first acquired the vineyard. It was fantastic even then, long before Maayan and Philippe came on boardâŚglad to see itâs tasting even better several years in!!! **
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AlrightâŚtime for flight school. âAileronâ is that little wing that steers a plane. There. Back to the matter at hand. 95 POINTS! (Plus a totally solid 94-96 review from Jeb Dunnuck.) Oh BABY! In the realm of CULTY, NEW Cabernet Projects in our little valley â this tiny production of a single vineyard Atlas Peak cabernet sauvignon might be one of Napaâs best! From proprietor Shannon OâShaughnessy â yes, as in the Howell Mountain stalwart for decades, OâShaughnessy â comes the bound-to-fly Aileron Estates. They make one white, and one red, only a tiny amount of each, and like, super-duper rare. Seriously, I can only find two other shops in the USA that have this at the momentâŚand letâs just sayâŚbe glad you can get access to OUR PRICE! Seriously.Â
Anywho. Forget about the amazing discount for a second. Sure, an extra wad of cash in your pocket is cool, but I want to do that thing where I shamelessly name-drop for like two seconds. Maayan Koschitzky. Philippe Melka. Mike Wolf. BOOM! Thatâs twoâŚTWOâŚnigh-on INFALLIBLE winemakers, with TONS of 100-point scores between them who turn out CULT NAPA CABS the way I turn out perfectly gooey grilled cheese sandwiches at midnight. And then thereâs maybe the very best vineyard manager in Napa history (Harlan, Bond, Scarecrow, Vine Hill Ranch, BeckstofferâŚand soooo many more,) Mike Wolf. I mean, câmon! Talk about an embarrassment of riches! Ok, I gotta speed up⌠we donât have much, and will sell outâŚQUICK!Â
Deep, rich, TOASTY, and soooo entrancingâŚthis just sucks you into the glass with alluring power and roasted chocolate and coffee sensations. Elegant blue fruits â some cassis, some blueberry â accompanied by lilacs and candied violets, too. That first sip is straight FIRE! Liquid cashmere, buttery smooth, with a powerful kirsch sensation, then blackberry jam, graphite, toasted black peppercorns, vanilla creme bruleeâŚDANG! Wave after wave hits (apologies to all my SoCal peeps for the trigger), and this just radiates with a warm, elegant, comforting happiness at every turn. This just tastesâŚwell, expensive! And normallyâŚit is! But for the fastest among you? NOT TODAY! Go get it, CAB LOVERS!
** I was fortunate enough to taste early samples of this fruit when Shannon first acquired the vineyard. It was fantastic even then, long before Maayan and Philippe came on boardâŚglad to see itâs tasting even better several years in!!! **
