The legendary winemaker behind Schrader, Rivers-Marie, and Outpostnot to mention innumerable 100-point winesThomas Rivers Brown is the most decorated and in-demand talent in Napa Valley. Thats why he was former 49ers executive Carmen Policys choice to head up Casa Piena, and why the result is as sure as a Montana-to-Rice post pattern.

TRBs 2015 Casa Piena Cabernet Sauvignon is a massive score, straight from the cellars of Carmen and Gail Policy. Grown in the absolutely phenomenal 2015 season on the 14-acre Casa Piena estate in Yountvillewhich sits in view of the Stags Leap Palisades and is managed by yet another legend, Jim Barbourits one of the most stunning under-the-radar bottles weve tasted from Napa Valley.