Matthew Wallace · The Estate · 2024
2024 Matthew Wallace The Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
A place on the list
Matt Hardin's estate Cabernet with Thomas Rivers Brown in the cellar. Same cult winemaker as Hardin Ranch, now on Napa Cabernet. NET $43.33 a bottle, $520 the case, against a $65 SRP.
Winery SRP $65 per bottle
One-case minimum unless a bulk break is shown at checkout. Partner price is the JS Selections offer, not a required resale price.
Why this bottle belongs on the list
Two selling points.
Then the market.
The same two people. The red door.
Matthew Wallace is Matt Hardin and Thomas Rivers Brown bottling the family's historic properties. Hardin Ranch is the white. The Estate is the Cabernet.
Estate fruit, not a negociant blend.
Block 1, Section 15, the ranch map that has been in the family since 1852. TRB's frame rather than a soft supermarket red. Built for steak frites.
The buyer's perspective
What the guest
hears first.
Staff line: Matthew Wallace Estate Cabernet, Thomas Rivers Brown. NET $43.33. Pour it with steak frites. $520 the twelve.
Winemaker's corner
Wine Spectator cover · Napa's Top Gun · Matthew Wallace
Thomas
Rivers Brown
Brown and Hardin started Matthew Wallace to highlight Matt's family properties instead of only farming them for other people. The Estate Cabernet is that idea in red.
Matt's family has raised grapes, walnuts, cattle, and wheat in Napa since 1849 on the same plots he tends today. Cal Poly, Bettinelli, Barbour, then his own management company in 2021.
NET case: $43.33 a bottle, $520 the twelve, SRP $65. No bulk ladder on this SKU.
The estate
Napa Cabernet from the Wallace program.
Estate blocks, TRB cellar, case-first offer. Block photography on this page is the vineyard, not a bottle shot.
Section 15, Block 1, the ranch that has been in the family for six generations. This is not bought-in Napa Cabernet.
A partner NET Cabernet built for ribeye and steak frites, with TRB's frame rather than a soft supermarket red.
2024 in the glass
Napa Cabernet for the steak course.
A partner NET Cabernet built for steak frites and short ribs, with TRB's structure rather than a soft supermarket red. Black fruit, polished tannin, enough freshness to stay in the glass. Serve at 60–65°F with air.
Menu and service
Built for a serious table.
- Steak frites
- Cast-iron ribeye
- Red-wine short ribs
Serve in a proper stem. Taste on opening and give the wine air if the structure asks for it.
Staff pairing clip
Steak Frites At Home
The tableside introduction
“Matthew Wallace estate Cabernet, Thomas Rivers Brown. NET $43.33. Pour it with steak frites.”
Order the case
Put the estate Cabernet on the list.
NET $43.33 a bottle, $520 the case.
One-case minimum unless a bulk break is shown at checkout. Partner price is the JS Selections offer, not a required resale price.
