BF/CM weekend on a roaring roll, with… drumroll…

Ops who attended the HQ hangout earlier this month were over the moon to see 16x20 back on the table. If this were any other Cab from the Paul Hobbs school of winemaking, you’d be paying at least triple. This definitely lives up to the humble release and is daylight robbery at our price today.

Look at it this way.

You could buy a generic Cab at Costco for $25-30. Or spend $5 more and get something like this. And it will outclass and outpace everything in its range. Some wines have trouble representing their release price, but not this. If anything, we’re guessing the label art may have taken some of the wind out of its sails because it doesn’t match the power, purity, and polish inside.

Black Cordon’s second label, ‘Sixteen by Twenty’ was started under the consulting of Paul Hobbs himself and nowadays is made by Julian Gonzales, who was his right hand for a decade, thanks to his previous experience at some names you may have heard of: Dominus, Merus, Guarachi, Baldacci, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, and Mi Sueno.

Per Vinous “The wines are all rich, very ripe and powerful in style and will be most appreciated by readers who seek raciness and unctuousness in Napa Valley Cabernet.”

Maybe it’s the sourcing, too. Fruit comes from three places: the winery’s Estate Vineyard, located at the base of Mount Veeder. Another from one of Knight’s Valley’s most iconic vineyards, used in Beringer’s Knights Valley Reserve Cabernet for years. The third is a secret source in Coombsville…

No ratings or reviews, but the man has racked up countless 95-100 scores. And if we’re being honest, it’s probably a good thing cause otherwise it may not be here in front of us… a decade at Paul Hobbs, baby!

Last but not least, the vintage: Per Vinous “2019 Napa Cabernets have turned out beautifully… a very high-quality vintage of Cabernets that will be easy to drink and enjoy with minimal cellaring. The extra kick of late heat softened the tannins, making the wines a pleasure to taste and drink, even in the early going.”

Paul Hobbs-protégé, 2019, and $35 is a guaranteed sellout trifecta. Claim yours now.