Reds-Bottle | $18 | Total Wine | This recommendation is all about value. I must preface my opinion by disclosing that I suffer from cellar mouth. Seldom does any wine please my palette as much as a Napa Valley cab would. Based on prices, I assume others concur — a premium is levied on Napa’s wines, particularly its cabs. Even bad Napa cabs are usually pretty good. Good ones are typically $20 per bottle and great ones are $60 and up. For me, Daglia is better than good and less than great. At $18, it’s a better value than most in its class.
I had some of this at Paige’s 10th Anniversary Party and I liked it. For $7 more you can also try Waterstone Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa (another great less than $30 Napa Cab). I think Daglia is a blend of several different Cabernets grown in Napa and it has A LOT of grape tannins (inside of cheeks feel dustry & dry after swishing) – maybe to smooth over the blend, but I think Waterstone is single vineyard.
At $30 there are a lot of options better than Daglia, but at $18, not so many!
Good point. And now that I think about it … 1 and 1/2 bottles of Daglia is far better than 1 bottle of Waterstone. Napa Cab for less than $20 is indeed a rare find. Guess I was just trying to find something to say…..