Textbook Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 – Bold Paso Robles Red Wine with 92 Points

Paso Robles, California 🇺🇸 | 92 pts Wine Review Online | Cabernet with California Swagger

If this wine had a Tinder bio, it would say: "Giant slayer. Smooth talker. Bold AF. Knows how to treat a steak."
The 2022 Textbook Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon is not here to be subtle. It’s Paso Cab dialed up — dark, lush, mineral-kissed, and wrapped in the kind of French oak polish that makes you wonder why you ever drank anything else.

Crafted with surgical precision by winemaker Abigail Estrada, this is structure, richness, and balance in one very sexy bottle. She aged each plot separately (because details matter) before hand-picking the final blend — so yeah, it’s basically the wine version of a Greatest Hits album.

🍒 What It Tastes Like:

• Color: Deep ruby red with that serious garnet flex.

• Nose: Satsuma plum, black cherry, a little graphite moodiness — Paso’s minerality in stereo.

• Palate: Ripe red cherry, mixed berry pie (yes, pie), and a kiss of Tahitian vanilla.

• Finish: Rich, smooth, and totally unbothered. Like Napa, but without the $200 price tag.

🧨 Pair It With:

• Big Meat Energy: Ribeye, filet mignon, short ribs — let the tannins tango.

• Aged Cheese: Funky blues and old Goudas? Hell yes.

• Veg Options: Mushroom risotto or eggplant with balsamic sass. Game respects game.

📦 Tech Specs (Because Nerds Drink Wine Too):

• Blend: 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petite Syrah, 4% Merlot, 3% Syrah

• ABV: 13.9%

• Temp: 60–64°F

• Region: Paso Robles, California

• Aging: 14 months in French oak

• Cellar Life: 5 years (or finish it this weekend, no judgment)

• Size: Standard 750ml, but the taste? XXL.

🚨 Why You Want This:

Because this Textbook Cab doesn’t just pass — it aces the damn test. It’s bold without being basic, layered without being loud, and Paso Robles through and through.

Now pouring at InBodega. Free shipping over $150 because we believe in Cabernet and capitalism.