Lot 17 is the fourth entry in the confirmed Krupp Brothers cluster, combining Atlas Bench estate fruit with premier Stagecoach blocks in a 19-month, 85% new French oak program that normally retails north of $130/bottle. Claude’s source guess is Krupp Brothers, M5 Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. See also: Lot 10, Lot 13, Lot 16, Lot 21.
Lot Overview
- Region: Napa Valley — Atlas Bench estate + Stagecoach Vineyard (Atlas Peak)
- Vintage: 2023
- Varietal: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Malbec
- Oak Aging: ~85% new French oak, 19 months
- Alcohol: 15.0%
- Cases Available: ~750
- Cam Price: ~$12.50/bottle ($149/case)
- Retail Estimate: $130–150+/bottle
- Claude’s Source Guess: Krupp Brothers — M5 Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
- Wine Berserkers Guess: Krupp Brothers Verasion Cabernet
- Drink Window: 2027–2045 (peak 2030–2040)
Cameron’s Release Notes
RUN, DON’T WALK TO THE BUY LINE FOLKS!
Lot 17 IS OUR BEST OFFER YET!
World-Class Napa Valley Cabernet Only $149/CASE DELIVERED!
This bottling blend comes to us from the same producer as Lot 10. Featuring a fantastic combination of Atlas Bench estate fruit blended with a significant portion from the “vineyard that must not be named” up on Atlas Peak, it is aged for 19-months in ~85% new French oak.
Normally priced north of $130+/bottle, this dynamite Cabernet Sauvignon has consistent 93-and 94-point scores from both Parker and Dunnuck for the last two rated vintages.
Normally, I would price this at $249/case…
However, today it’s an ABSOLUTE STEAL for the next 24-hours at the very special price of only $149 PER CASE DELIVERED!
AGAIN, THIS IS A 24-HOUR SALE ONLY!
Trust me folks, you are gonna wanna jump on this…super sexy Cabernet with great extraction and perfect oak integration combined with gorgeous aromatics and a vibrant, ripe, energetic structure. Yin and yang are in total alignment here.
Tasting Notes
This bottling blend comes to us from the same producer as Lot 10. Featuring a fantastic combination of Atlas Bench estate fruit blended with a significant portion from the “vineyard that must not be named” up on Atlas Peak, it is aged for 19-months in ~85% new French oak.
Normally priced north of $130+/bottle, this dynamite Cabernet Sauvignon has consistent 93-and 94-point scores from both Parker and Dunnuck for the last two rated vintages.
Normally, I would price this at $249/case…
However, today it’s an ABSOLUTE STEAL for the next 24-hours at the very special price of only $149 PER CASE DELIVERED!
AGAIN THIS IS A 24-HOUR SALE ONLY!
Why the low price? Well, to start with, I got a pretty damn good deal on this wine, but I also bought the entire production. Time to thin the herd a bit. Plus, you folks have been good to me, it’s time to repay the favor.
Trust me folks, you are gonna wanna jump on this…super sexy Cabernet with great extraction and perfect oak integration combined with gorgeous aromatics and a vibrant, ripe, energetic structure. Yin and yang are in total alignment here.
Inky and totally opaque in the glass but beautifully aromatic with cassis and blackberry notes, spring flowers, milk chocolate, seasoned oak and fresh-turned black earth. With air it becomes more expressive layering in nervy olallieberry, pie spice and graham cracker. Fleshy on entry, juicy yet muscular, a touch more feminine and pretty than Lot 10 (a moose of a wine) but still quite substantially structured with silky, big-grained tannins that carry beautifully attenuated red and black fruits layered over mineral-laced tannins. This is the classic “iron fist, velvet glove” Cabernet but with a sexy, energetic palate quite a bit more open knit than its big brother, Lot 10. Perfectly ripe, rich and powerful yet vervy and energetic with a fantastic magic carpet ride finish, this absolutely stunning wine will be showing nicely in the Fall and age gracefully for another 15-to-20-years.
RUN, DON’T WALK TO THE BUY LINE AND GET IT WHILE YOU STILL CAN, THIS DEAL WILL NOT LAST!
⏳ Bottle Shock Status: Bottled June 27th. Allow minimum 12–18 months.
Claude’s Source Guess: Krupp Brothers — M5 Stagecoach Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
This is the fourth lot in the confirmed Krupp Brothers cluster (Lots 10, 13, 16, 17), and the most precisely identifiable. The M5 is Krupp’s flagship estate Cabernet Sauvignon, blending their best Stagecoach blocks with Atlas Bench estate fruit — exactly the sourcing Cam describes. The M5’s track record of 93 WA / 94–96 Dunnuck on the 2021 vintage, and 94 WA / 94 Dunnuck on the 2016, matches Cam’s “consistent 93 and 94-point scores from both Parker and Dunnuck for the last two rated vintages” with precision. The winery direct price of ~$130–150 aligns with Cam’s “north of $130+/bottle.”
Cam explicitly calls this “a touch more feminine and pretty than Lot 10” — meaning the M5 flagship is more refined than the experimental icon blend of Lot 10, which fits perfectly since the M5 is a polished, established program while Lot 10 was described as an unreleased icon-tier experiment. The 750-case production is consistent with Krupp’s M5 output.
✅ Confidence: Very High — Parker/Dunnuck scores match exactly, price tier confirmed, same-producer cluster with Lots 10/13/16 confirmed, Atlas Bench + Stagecoach sourcing aligns with M5’s known vineyard composition.
Drink Window
Early: 2027 — 15% alc and 85% new oak over 19 months needs 2+ years minimum.
Peak: 2030–2040. M5 Stagecoach Cab consistently peaks 7–15 years from vintage.
Hold: 2045. Cam says 15–20 years and the structure absolutely supports it.
My Call: ⏳ Drink window: 2027–2045 (peak 2030–2040)