Familiar Air Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 750ml

Familiar Air is a Napa Valley wine label founded by winemaker Tony Biagi and distributor Kimberly Jones, who source their grapes from St. Helena AVA vineyards to produce high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines are known for being lush, rich, and complex, with notes of dark fruit, mocha, and spices, and are considered a great value for Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. While not a traditional winery with a physical location, Familiar Air produces wine through collaborations with vineyards and other winemakers96/100 The Wine IndependentDeep garnet-purple colored, it shimmies out with energetic notes of red currants and fresh blackberries, leading to the core of cassis, wild sage, and pencil lead. The full-bodied palate is generous and impactful with firm, fine-grained tannins and bags of freshness, finishing with a real skip in its step. Tasted as a barrel sample.94/100 Jeb DunnuckThe 2023 Familiar Air is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Malbec, the Familiar Air 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon reveals a deep purple hue as well as classic notes of cassis, graphite, sweet earth, and floral nuances. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, with nicely integrated oak, ripe tannins, and beautiful purity, this is an impressive release that will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and should have 15-20 years of overall longevity. It’s going to be a brilliant value that should be snatched up by readers.