94-Points by Wine Enthusiast.
The color of ripe Bing cherries. This elegant cabernet resonates with the care and time bestowed upon the vineyards from which it comes. Impressive aromas of vanilla bean, ripe macerated red fruit and Star anise invite you to take the first sip. Concentrated and dark in the glass. A mouth-filling entrance of rich loganberry, earthen spice, fresh tobacco leaf and walnut. A lasting medium-firm finish that guarantees a promising age worthy cabernet that will only improve with time.
 
History: Nestled in the northernmost tip of the Napa Valley, you’ll find Maldonado Family Vineyards; a small Mexican-American family owned winery. Owner- winemaker Hugo Maldonado comes from a vineyard management background, working alongside his father Lupe Maldonado and learning the importance of vineyard care at Newton Vineyards. Our winery is in the form of a cave looking south toward the Palisade Mountain range in Calistoga. Though small, it accounts for the roughly 6000 case production that Maldonado Family Vineyards currently produces under the Maldonado Label and our second label called Farm Worker.