Hazel & Axe Cabernet Sauvignon California 2023

94 Points, Decanter

Produced from top-quality vineyards in Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and Mendocino County, and aged a year in 100% French oak, this is the kind of classy, pure fruited Cabernet Sauvignon that is usually attached to a far pricier tag. But at today’s price, it’s a Swiss Army Knife — a guilt-free addition to any meal from pizza on the go, to a nice sit-down steak dinner with a whole lot in between. One of the few wines that can play as both a Tuesday or Saturday nighter!

Decanter gave it 94 points and called it “bold and attractive,” noting how it’s “framed by firm, muscular tannins that gradually unfurl to reveal wonderfully dark-toned savory spices redolent of saddle leather, earth and tobacco.” At this price, with that score, it’s as an easy of a no-brainer as it gets.