WHOA. All that Anakota 2021 GONE?!

We knew that might happen, but certainly not that fast. Albeit, we were prepared… to smoothly roll you over to the next vintage of the very same wine with just a few nuances of change.

(Also, hope you have the App, the exclusive and highly allocated Anakota 100% Cab single vineyard cult status Anakota treats in there are depleting fast too…)

The 2022 also has 85% Cabernet at its core, with 57% of the fruit from the Helena Montana Vineyard, 28% from Coyote Hills, 9% Franz Creek, and 6% Stonestreet Estate, to create a blend that’s 100% pure Knights Valley bliss again, bolder, richer, while softer and riper. It needed a touch less new oak, too.

Per Wine Advocate, “The winemaker behind the Anakota high-elevation mountain vineyard sites in Knights Valley is no other than Pierre Seillan, the Bordelais guru who makes the fabulous wines of Vérité… I would suggest that these may be, potentially, the longest-lived wines being made in Knights Valley, even exceeding the potential age-worthiness of the Peter Michael Les Pavots cuvées that are made in this microclimate on the Sonoma side, but near the Napa County line.”

Vérité goes for $500+, and we’re lucky enough to get any allocated. Les Pavots? In the $200-300 range. So, THIS is an INSANE value proposition, Ops, seriously.

Cut of the same cloth as Seillan’s best, also offering superb purity and a finish that goes on for nearly a minute, it could easily be mistaken for a Napa mountain Cab blind. Patience will be awarded of course; however, 2022 is a very approachable vintage while you wait for your 2021s to reach peak.

As much as this offer is about value, it’s also about access. Because Anakota, per Jeb Dunnuck is “par with the finest Bordeaux blends coming out of California today.”

This may not last long either…

94 Points – James Suckling “So pure, fruity and appealing due to the ripe, welcoming flavors and fine-grained texture that’s soothing on the palate. Black cherries, blackberries, dried blueberries and dark chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied, rich in velvety tannins, leading to a lingering finish. Drink now or hold.”