Your top 3 Napa Cabs in the $150 to $225 range

[NickRut]

Way less mention of carter than I expected

[Ralph_George]

@Joe Mendez

Seems like MacDonald is a clear winner. Never had it but must be good, will have to seek a bottle. Do they make more than one wine or different vineyards?

No, they only make their Oakville (To-Kalon, but it doesn’t say it on the label).

[A_W_Means]

1. Corison Kronos
2. Dominus
3. Heitz Martha’s or Kapcsandy

[Bud_Carey]

Maybach Materium
Myriad Elysium
Roy Piper

[crickey]

@Joe Mendez

Seems like MacDonald is a clear winner. Never had it but must be good, will have to seek a bottle. Do they make more than one wine or different vineyards?

You can seek it, but it will cost you: the 2013 goes for around $600.

[Andrew_Demaree]

I passed on an offer from MacDonald this year, my first since the original offer. Really wanted to try one, but couldn’t stretch for a 3-pack and I’m not interested in flipping.

[CJ_Beazley]

Nobody has said Staglin?
I’m surprised.

[A_W_Means]

@CJ Beazley

Nobody has said Staglin?
I’m surprised.

I’m surprised too. I’m also surprised at the lack of love for Spottswoode. No mention of Pulido Walker which I think is the best TRB wine outside of Schrader.

[Steve_Eisenhauer]

@Cody S

MacDonald
Greer
Maybach Materium

I like this list because at wine dinners my 2008 Napa Cab came in ahead of the 2008 Maybach and my 2010 Coombsville Reserve came in ahead of the 2010 MacDonald, so I feel like I’ve done something right in winemaking.

[J_O_S_H_L_O_N_G]

I’m getting the sense that folks like MacDonald.

[Steve_Crawford]

@Anton D

To add some not yet listed, and worthy…

Spottswoode

Les Pavots

Roy Piper (I am saying that somewhat prematurely as I don’t have a long vintage track record, but really well made.)

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Added thoughts…

Dunn is too cheap for the list!

The single vineyard cabs from Alpha Omega and also their ERA are pretty stinkin’ spectacular, as well.

les pavots in not napa in terms of grape juice

[Anton_D]

@A*W*Means

1. Corison Kronos
2. Dominus
3. Heitz Martha’s or Kapcsandy

Also a great list!

Your list is perfect, wines with a solid track record.

[Scott_G_r_u_n_e_r]

@J O S H L O N G

I’m getting the sense that folks like MacDonald.

I only like old MacDonald.

[Blake_Brown]

Schrader
Maybach
Hourglass

[Ralph_George]

@J O S H L O N G

I’m getting the sense that folks like MacDonald.

[MICHAEL_C_R_O_M_W_E_L_L]

1 MacDonald
2 Spottswoode
T3 Dalla Valle Cabernet
T3 Realm BTK

[Tom_Chen]

In no particular order:

Maybach Materium
Greer
Realm Dr. Crane

[Jake_Rubash]

MACDONALD
Maybach Materium
Realm Dr Crane

[Joe_S]

Realm
Myriad
Schrader
Shafer

Would like to try McDonald sometime…

[Ralph_George]

@Joe S.

Would like to try McDonald sometime…

Well, they have the value menu so it’s cheap to try them out.

If you wanted to try MacDonald ( ), I bet somebody would be interested in a swap as Schrader is in the same league.