2018 | Relic | Artefact Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2018 Relic Artefact Cabernet Sauvignon is a rich, energetic red wine with deep dark-fruit flavors, elegant smooth tannins, and a long, earthy finish.

Producer Information

Relic Wine Cellars is an exclusive, small-batch boutique winery tucked into a hillside cave off Soda Canyon Road in Napa Valley, California, founded in 2001 by the husband-and-wife team of Michael Hirby and Schatzi Throckmorton. The ultimate hands-on operation—yielding just 2,500 cases annually managed by a tiny team—combines Throckmorton’s prominent wine business acumen (recently serving as board chair for the Napa Valley Vintners) with Hirby's celebrated winemaking pedigree, which includes historic stints crafting high-profile wines at elite estates like Realm Cellars and Behrens Family Winery. Operating under a "less is more" philosophy, the winery relies heavily on old-school Old World techniques like foot-stomping clusters, indigenous yeast sourdough-like starters for native fermentations, minimal racking, and slow-toasted custom French oak aging. Bypassing modern corporate strategies to prioritize texture and site-first expression, they secure elite allocations of fruit across Napa Valley and the Sonoma Coast to produce highly acclaimed, multi-varietal portfolios encompassing everything from volcanic rock Pinot Noirs and Hyde Vineyard Merlots to powerful, grand-cru level mountain Cabernet Sauvignons like their signature "Artefact" bottling.

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