🏷️ Lot Overview
Region: Alexander Valley (Pocket Peak AVA)
Vintage: 2023
Blend: 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec, 2% Petite Verdot
ChatGPT Original Source Guess: Skipstone Vineyards
Wine Berserkers Guess: Copper Six
Alcohol: 14.5%
Oak Aging: 50% new French oak
Cam Price: $149/case ($12.42/bottle)
Retail Estimate: ~$60/bottle
Drink Window: 2025–2038
🍷 Cameron’s Release Notes
Afternoon delight!
Sourced from an amazing vineyard site at 1,300–1,500 feet elevation in the mountains of newly formed Pocket Peak sub-AVA in Alexander Valley, Lot 37 2023 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a gorgeous wine. Beautifully perfumed aromatics combine with an elegantly rendered-yet-robust mountain structure to produce one of the more sophisticated and pure Cabernets I have tasted from this region—truly an artfully crafted, fine-tuned, terroir-driven effort with exquisite precision.
The producer is a small boutique operation (the lot size here of 330 gallons will only get us about 130 cases of wine) but rest assured, this is first-run juice produced at a super high-end custom crush facility and raised in 50% new French oak cooperage.
Normally $60/bottle (quite reasonably priced, actually, given what others in the region are charging), today it’s yours for just $149/case DELIVERED. Trust me folks, this is an elegant, sophisticated, and remarkably terroir-driven wine—and an absolute steal at this price.
Website / Tasting Notes
Vibrant deep ruby in the glass with a beautiful, lively bouquet featuring spicy, powdery florals mingling with black currant and black cherry, complexed with pencil lead and a kiss of tobacco leaf and light cocoa underpinning. Super lifted and pretty—the nose alone is worth the price of admission.
Medium-full bodied on entry with exquisite balance yet bursting with elegantly rendered boysenberry and black currant carried over nicely integrated, robust, mineral-driven tannins and a sweet tobacco flourish. Finishing long, complex, pure, and elegant, this is a very sophisticated Cabernet Sauvignon that hews true to its sense of place. Super pretty with terrific energy, it drinks great now but will age gracefully for another 10–15 years.
94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Malbec, 2% Petite Verdot
100% Alexander Valley (Pocket Peak AVA)
50% new French oak
14.5% alc.
~130 cases produced
🧠ChatGPT says
🔍 Source Guess: Skipstone Vineyards (most likely)
🧾 Rationale
Pocket Peak AVA sits in the eastern mountain reaches of Alexander Valley, where Skipstone controls high-elevation vineyard blocks in the 1,200–1,500 ft range.
The stylistic language—perfumed florals, mineral-driven tannins, elegance over brute force—aligns closely with Skipstone’s Bordeaux-leaning, site-transparent Cabernet profile.
Small-lot production, ultra-high-end custom crush, and ~$60 retail pricing fit Skipstone’s declassified or secondary-designate fruit more cleanly than ultra-luxury peers.
The wine’s balance-first structure and lack of overt ripeness suggest a mountain-influenced, restraint-driven producer rather than valley-floor power styles.
⏳ Drink Window
Early Enjoyment: 2025–2026 once bottle shock fully resolves
Peak Window: 2027–2033
Extended Hold: Through ~2038 with proper storage
My Call:
⏳ Drink Window: 2025–2038 (sweet spot 2027–2033)