Hardin Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2022

The first vintage of Hardin Cabernet was made back in 2003. The mission for the last twenty-plus vintages remains the same: find some of the best-declassified fruit from the top vineyard sites of Napa Valley and deliver to consumers for less than $50/bottle.

This is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon that comes primarily from St. Helena and Oakville with the rest coming from Calistoga. The wine was made by a super competent winemaking team (also protected by an NDA) who is often highly decorated. They saw their estate wines see a chorus of 96-99 point scores in the 2021 vintage, and it’s easy to see why with how stinkin’ good this is.