Mission Codename Most Interesting
I don’t know how to put this, but he’s kind of a big deal…
Ron McGinnis. Who is Ron McGinnis, you ask? Some have suggested that he invented the question mark. Or that he could win a staring contest with his own reflection. And that he gave his father the ‘talk’…
Even more impressive and relevant, he’s the name behind this LIBRARY bottle of Rutherford Cabernet. A wine made by an Opus One alum you may already know. And it’s available today for…
WAIT! Can we check the math on this?… ONLY $35?!
Yup. You may come to the same conclusion we did. Ron McGinnis may just be the ‘Most Interesting Man in the World’.
Truthfully, there isn’t much information about Ron or this wine available, even to us Spies. But once we tried this full-bodied, perfectly polished Cabernet, we were sent on a deep dive.
That revealed a name we do know: Kian Tavakoli. After graduating at U.C. Davis he started at the top, landing at Opus One where he learned from the great Michael Sillacci, later honing his craft for a decade making wine at Clos du Val. Today, he is a hired gun, and one of the best in the Valley – literally voted one of the ‘3 Top Winemakers in Napa Valley’ by local Napa Life magazine. Two years in a row!
Also, vintage is equally brilliant. As Vinous raves, “Napa Valley enjoyed an extraordinary vintage in 2016. The bottled 2016s are every bit as viscerally thrilling as they were last year when I tasted them from barrel. Best of all, 2016 is a captivating vintage from top to bottom, with a bevy of stunning wines for every palate and budget, as well as a number of bottles that are destined to become icons.”
When we popped the cork, we found that ten years on this wine is absolutely singing. Pouring a lively purple ruby color, it fills the air with boysenberry and blackberry, mocha, vanilla, and toast aromas with a touch of gravely earthiness. Full-bodied, dense, and luscious, the palate is full of fruit, chocolate, and a touch of tobacco, all supported by velour tannins. Spectacular now, but with enough stuffing to go another five to seven years.
If you love Napa Cab (and we know you do!), for 65% OFF this is the definition of an unbelievable deal!
We may not know if Ron McGinnis is actually the most interesting man in the world. But serve this to your friends, and they will think you are.
What the Winery Says
2016 Rutherford Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
- Winemaker
- Kian Tavakoli
- Varietal
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage
- 2016
- Alcohol
- 14.8%
- Appellation
- Rutherford, Napa Valley
- Aging
- 15-18 months
- Barrels
- 100% French oak
About the Winery
Ron McGinnis