Pause and bust out your best excuse to take a break from whatever you have going on. Generate an AI-powered excuse - “AYO Boss-Fam! My vibe is all off and I can’t focus rn…need some self-care sesh my guy” - might need to workshop that one a bit, but you can figure it out.

Speaking of self-care, we have the answer to get your vibe back on track. In the form of DEEP, juicy, life-affirming nectar from SPRING MOUNTAIN!

Quick, let’s see how many SMCF we can find under $50…

There’s exactly…wait for it…NONE. There are plenty in the $80-100+ range. Meanwhile you save $80+ on this one!

Heir Apparent is the flagship spinoff from Operative favorite Grand Napa Vineyards. They’ve been making some killer wines from their outpost in Rutherford, sourcing fruit from some of the very best vineyard sites in Oakville, Rutherford, and St. Helena. The exact vineyards for this wine aren’t disclosed, but when your Cab Franc co-conspirators include the likes of Keenan, Lokoya, Robert Craig, Sherwin Family Vineyards, and Pride you’re in good company. There’s simply no better place to source Cab Franc in Napa Valley. Just make one of those spinny game picker things with some on it, and you can take your pick of just about anywhere on Spring Mountain and feel happy about it.

Spring Mountain District straddles the Mayacamas range on the western side of Napa, with Sonoma on the other side. While the vineyard sources are protected under an NDA, you really can’t go wrong with any location here. They’re all grade AAA certified.

This delivers big league flavor and complexity. Seductive red fruits, minerality, and spices. Some come hither raspberry and ripe strawberry, a kiss of violets, a nibble of wood bark, plums, and sweet spices. Pyrazines, which can sometimes overwhelm a Cab Franc, seem held in check. Done in a more opulent, full-throttle style, as Heir Apparent tends to do. And drinking PRIME right now.

Cab Franc has been a rare sight lately. Get some while it’s here - especially at this price!