1999 Hess Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
- Share via
It’s hard to beat the 1999 Hess Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon for value. Here’s a Cab that’s about $20, yet every grape is grown on the estate’s vineyards on Mount Veeder and Napa Valley. Hess isn’t going for blockbuster status here: This is a wine for drinking now, quite delicious with its notes of cedar and cassis and chocolate. Because it’s not ponderous, this may be the perfect Cabernet for washing down those charred steaks straight from the barbecue. Why can’t more California wineries make Cabernets for under $20 this seductive?
*
Region: Napa Valley
Price: About $20
Style: Seductive and full of character
Food it goes with: Steaks and chops
Where you find it: Available at fine wine shops and retailers
Eat your way across L.A.
Get our weekly Tasting Notes newsletter for reviews, news and more.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
