MAXIMAL CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY 2023

Napa Cabernet Sauvignon sourced exclusively from certified organic and biodynamic vineyards is the foundation here — what sets Maximal apart is that combination of rigorous farming and the involvement of Philippe Melka and Maayan Koschitzky of Atelier Melka as winemakers. The label was launched by Westwood Estates after the 2020 fires shifted the producer's focus from Sonoma toward Napa Valley fruit. Minimal-intervention winemaking keeps cellar additions low, letting the valley floor and hillside soils read clearly in the glass with dark cherry, cassis, and graphite on the nose and a firm but polished tannic finish.