This is the flagship in our initial launch trio of Anonymous Wine Collective by K&L, a private label program we are incredibly proud of. Our 2022 Anonymous Wine Collective Reserve marries fruit from two 100‑point vineyard sites whose single‑parcel wines routinely command $250 a bottle. Remarkably, Decanter’s 96‑point score seems modest when tasting this next to higher-scored peers; this has towering structure, with Rutherford power matching Yountville finesse. At $49.95, this is blue‑chip Napa royalty at an incredible price—snag your allocation before anonymity turns into scarcity.

Ryan Woodhouse | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: April 14, 2025

The third and final wine in this first release of Anonymous shows the real power of this program. Fruit from two of the most highly renowned, critically acclaimed vineyards in all of Napa Valley. Both have strict NDAs controlling the use of their names. Both sites have produced 100-point wines. Despite these vineyards typically being bottled as flagship, single-vineyard designates, this producer actually blends these two world-class vineyards into this barrel selection, super cuvée. Eighty-five percent of this wine comes from a renowned and historic site in eastern Rutherford first planted by Georges de Latour in 1928. The remainder of the wine comes from a vineyard in Yountville, on an alluvial fan of gravel right at the foot of the Mayacamas Mountains. This vineyard has become highly sought after by many of the most celebrated cult wineries in Napa Valley. This is bold, rich, powerful Napa Cab. It combines the warmth, ripeness, and lush mid-palate of Rutherford fruit with the more finessed, perfumed, lifted fruit from the cooler Yountville site. Raised for two years in a new French oak. This is a powerhouse, but theres beautiful refinement and polish here, too.

96 points Decanter: "Redacted by Anonymous Wine Collective"

Scott Beckerley | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: April 09, 2025

This is the third wine in the series that I tasted this morning (9 April). This one definitely has a quite huge wow(!) factor. Even pouring it is interesting. It literally clings to the side of the glass. The powerful nose is full of rich dark fruit scents with ripe berries and a heady scent of cedar that reminds me of my mom's old Hope chest. You have to be of a certain age to be familiar with that scent! On the palate, there is a very upfront taste of red cassis, milk chocolate, mildly tart tannin and very light herbs. The finish is long with the cedarwood coming through with nice bits of earth. Easy to drink but also has a nice complexity to balance the lush fruits. Like its siblings, it is a superb buy!

Ryan Moses | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: April 09, 2025

As the Bordeaux buyer, I can't say that this is the best buy in Cabernet on today's market, but beyond the Banks of the Gironde, this is certainly it. On the nose, it is pure Cabernet, with cassis, gravel, plum, and unmistakable Napa character. But what really impresses me is how it deftly navigates bold, rich flavor with a brightnessit is concentrated but does not come across as heavy. This is one of those Napa classics that is an amazing asset to have aroundhigh-caliber Cabernet goodness that you don't have to think twice about when pulling the cork. If you knew the vineyard sources in question, perhaps it would change the conversation. But at this kind of pricing, it is too easy to treat yourself to Napa Cabernet royalty for a song.

Aaron Hughes | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: April 08, 2025

While we can't divulge any of the most pertinent information about these "Anonymous" wines, I can tell you that the Cabernet Sauvignon in this bottle comes from two sites that have produced 100 point wines. The very concept of blending these sites together is almost heretical in Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, where the provenance of the fruit is considered sacrosanct. The result, however, is proof that sometimes a little heresy is just what you're looking for. The bouquet is deep and dark, crammed with blackberries, dried green herbs, cedar, and even a hint of sandalwood before finishing with green peppercorns. The palate is rich and explosive with the fruit shattering on your tongue, rich herbed blackberry compote fights with tar and tobacco neither quite willing to give up the fight. There's just enough acid to tie the whole thing together, and just in case you were wondering - this is indeed a wine for the plumpest of potatoes, something not too fat but split in half and buttered within an inch of its life, and shucks throw a steak into the mix too just to round out the meal. This is easily the best quality to price ratio Cabernet Sauvignon we have in the store right now. Do yourself a favor and grab one to try it out, I have a feeling that if big and bold Cabernet Sauvignon is your style, you'll be back for more.