Lexington Gist Ranch Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Here’s the story: for a few years this was a limited production love project from Thomas Fogarty Winery. They would sell the wine mainly through the tasting room, but also release a few dozen cases each year to the retail market. Unfortunately, it appears they will discontinue the Lexington label. That’s essentially the only reason we can offer pricing like this for wine of this quality and acclaim. There’s nothing wrong with the wine—in fact, it’s the opposite. Winemaker Nathan Kandler delivered one of the best Cabernets of the 2022 vintage, and now we get to benefit from the label being phased out.

The big knock on ‘2022’ was that it was too hot in August. And while there’s no doubt that it was true for Napa and Sonoma, it was certainly not on Gist Ranch Estate—nearly 2,000 feet above sea level, strategically tucked away in the Santa Cruz Mountains. High elevation, cool climate, slow ripening. The kind of conditions that produce Cabernet with immense power and elegance.