Wine Deal: ‘06 Clos LaChance Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

OK, this deal was so good that we’re emerging from our hibernation to tell you about it…Clos LaChance is in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, an AVA that I hold near and dear to my heart.  Owners Bill and Brenda Murphy started Clos LaChance in their Saratoga, CA backyard in the late 80’s, and have built it up to quite an operation, with three tiers of wines and a plethora of varietals offered each year.

The ‘06 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a solid California Cab…  a nice dark color, dark fruits and berries and a hint of leather on the nose.  Flavors of dark berries laced with with oakey vanilla hit the palate nicely, with a good balance and decent finish.

This wine was originally released at $35 a bottle, but apparently the ‘07 vintage is pushing the ‘06 out the door at just $12.99.  This is seriously a STEAL. It’s almost impossible to find a wine of this quality anywhere close to this price.  It’s currently available at all K&L locations as well as on their website, but at this price it won’t last.  Buy several if you can.