This review focuses on the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, District Series #3 Napa Valley as produced by the team at Precision Wine Co. Given my love for Napa Cab, the bottle seem to call out and demand attention—which we gave it this evening.

Why so interesting? Well, frequent readers of Notes know California’s first AVA is my favorite, and one I love to sample even more often than chronicled here. Wines that attempt to capture all the region’s best characteristics, such as the CA Locations Wines (most recently last weekend), are also favorites of this reviewer and this notebook. And now the Precision entry into the canon…

The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (District Series #3) offers you a rewarding tasting experience. It’s more dark cherry in color, a fragrant pour that suggests dark fruit at its core. The winemaker is definitely seeking the essence of Napa Cab in this offering, which is very well-balanced and flavorful. There are hints of spice box, strawberry…but even more so the dark plum and blackberry fruits. The rich blend of all these grapes and inferences is part of what I like best in a Napa wine—and this one is pretty damn good. It’s your favorites from the region in an affordable bottle. 

What of Precision? According to the website, they’re a Napa Valley producer specializing in sourcing premium fruit from appellations that include Napa, Sonoma, Lake County, Paso Robles, and Lodi—now rebranded as Navigator Wine Collection. Details on the Precision / Navigator corporate restructuring are covered here. The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley (District Series #3) was my first sampling of their collection but I’m looking forward to more of the same.

Thanks, love, for this tasting experience that’s focused on all my favorites!