Cabernet Sauvignon is a natural cross of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, first identified in seventeenth-century Bordeaux. Expect grip: this is a wine built on tannin and acidity as much as on fruit. Napa is small — barely thirty miles long — but packs in a remarkable range of soils and microclimates. The 2023, under the Taub Family label. Serve at 62°F, decanted. The classic pairing is a well-marbled steak.