Expect ripe blackcurrant, dark cherry, cedar, vanilla, and oak spice with full body and refined tannins. The 2018 Napa vintage was excellent.
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region
- USA / California / Napa Valley
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, polished, modern, oak-aged
The producer
Lail Vineyards is a Napa Cabernet producer led by Robin Lail, whose family has roots in Napa winemaking through her great-granduncle Gustave Niebaum (founder of Inglenook). Blue Print is the estate's mid-tier Cabernet, sitting below the flagship J. Daniel Cuvée.
What critics say
Lail's wines, including Blue Print, receive consistently strong reviews as polished, structured Napa Cabernets.
Pairing
Grilled ribeye, lamb chops, beef short rib