“Mint and new leather characters infuse this full-bodied wine with a tantalizing complexity, while assertive black-fruit flavors flood the palate. It is moderately tannic and nicely layered.” - 90 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Palate
Fruit Forward + Savory
Rich + Focused
Dynamic Length
Specs
Vintage: 2017
Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 4% Petite Sirah, 2% Merlot
Barrel Regime: 15 months, 10% new French Oak, 50% French Oak, 50% American Oak
Cult is handcrafted by Napa Valley born and raised wine veteran, Rich Salvestrin. Salvestrin is not only a third generation grape grower, but after obtaining a degree in Viticulture from Fresno State transformed the family business into his namesake St. Helena winery. Salvestrin garners exceptional reviews for their handcrafted estate grown wines and sits predominately on Highway 29.
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How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2017 CULT Cabernet Sauvignon - $35 = 19.43%
I like this wine but won’t pay the up charge on principle. I think the previous was restaurant stock ( I think someone said that was possibly the case, or maybe I dreamt it). In that case I understand the price change but still can’t do it.
@jrbw3 I really do not like the up charge at all! This is a gift tho and the giftees are big fans of this particular wine! (For the record: This same wine sold here in April this year for $124.99. Also sold this past August here for $117.99!)
We just bottled this wine in August. It is entirely fruit from our Lodi vineyards. We are a very small producer and offered a small amount of the Lodi production to sell for this offering. The blend is similar to the CULT CA and that is why it may be confused with CULT CA that was previously foffered. Unfortunately for many wineries, good cabernet fruit is hard to find. We only use fruit for the Lodi CULT from our friends and family. Less than 6000 cases were bottled.
@grantbender@jrbw3 Thank you so much for the clarification! I’ve now purchased all three offerings of this Cab. I have friends that are over the moon for the “Cult”, always comparing other wines they’ve tried, and everyone of them comes up short compared to this. This last purchase is a gift for them. Hopefully, they will enjoy this vintage just as much!
I missed the last offerings here, but this is about what I paid for a six pack on RWS a few months ago. It seems that people either really love it or feel it’s just an ok everyday wine. No real flaws in the bottles I’ve had, but since I’m in the second group, and I got a case of mixed reds from Pedroncelli yesterday for less, this is an easy pass for me.
We grabbed a case of this in October of last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. Cabs are our jam. If we weren’t overstocked on reds I’d pick this up again (it’s less than a dollar a bottle more than last time and IMO the ~$12 a bottle price point is still a fine QPR)
Thank you for all the comments!! Hope you all enjoy our CULT Lodi. This selection is our best Lodi fruit and the first time we bottle just that fruit (we don’t really make restaurant only selections and we don’t do close-outs). Our previous offering was our CULT California which was fruit from Lodi, Mendocino, Lake and Napa Valley. We are a very small producer. Literally 7 employees!! This wine is well worth trying. Thank you again and Happy Thanksgiving to your family from ours!
@rjquillin Sure thing. The Lodi bottling has aged for 20 months and we used a combination of French and American Oak (CA was aged 18 months). Much less American oak than the 2016 or 2017 CULT CA. The less American oaks makes the Lodi “less smoky cedar notes”. The Lodi is deep red with much more brambly fruit. That really means that it has a more intense dark fruit profile. I real enjoy it more that the CA bottling because the oak is more integrated and the fruit is richer. It drinks very easy and has about .5% less alcohol.
@grantbender Thank you so much for the specifics on this. I trusted my gut and bought this as soon as I saw it, but nice to know a little of the history of this offering!
@grantbender I just received the order I placed for the “2017 Cult Cabernet Sauvignon”. In your clarification in this forum about this vintage, you stated that this offering was the “Cult Lodi” However, what I received was “2018 Cult Cabernet Sauvignon” Napa Valley! Now I’m confused and pretty sure am not alone in that regard. Could you explain this discrepancy for everyone?
A new, corrected, wine has been created in CT and the link at the top from Cesare has been updated to show this, Lodi, rather than the Napa that was originally linked.
Not sure what vintage others received but mine just arrived. It ended up being a case of 2018 Napa Valley Cab instead of the 2017 Lodi. This will be first time I have tried their Cabs so I don’t know the difference between the Lodi and their Napa. Looking forward to breaking open a bottle either way
@dukecush@klezman@rjquillin@Winedavid49 I think you might be right in this scenario based on my limited experience…though Lodi cabs aren’t a bad thing…just prefer other varietals such as Tannat, Norton and Cinsault from that particular region.
I ordered this Cult offering after I ordered the same offering earlier in the year. I was looking forward to replenishing my stock of Cult that I thoroughly enjoyed. Upon delivery however I actually received a different Cult than what I ordered. I contacted the winery over this but
never received a response. This version was not quite as good as the first Cult I purchased.
@klezman A good percentage of the buyers of this item last time wrote in this column that what was delivered was not what they ordered. It seemed to be the rule rather than the exception. I contacted the the vintner about the discrepancy only because he also participated in the comments here on the day it was put up for sale. If I have any future issues I’ll direct them to Casemates.
2017 CULT Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi
90 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Tasting Notes
Specs
Included in the Box
4-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $264/case MSRP
About The Winery
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Estimated Delivery
Monday, Dec 14 - Tuesday, Dec 15
CULT Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi
4 bottles for $59.99 $15/bottle + $2/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $144.99 $12.08/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
2017 CULT Cabernet Sauvignon
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2017 CULT Cabernet Sauvignon - $35 = 19.43%
previous offer 1 notes
previous offer 2 notes
assuming the sale link above is correct, but with a different label and pricing? ymmv.
@winedavid49 what say you?
@rjquillin considering the same blend and barrel regiment, this is the same wine, unless the info is incorrect
@rjquillin Was wondering the same thing! Didn’t see your comment before I made the comment below! From the write-ups it looks to be the same.
Is this the same Cult Cabernet Sauvignon vintage 2017 that sold here in August with a different label!
@benj a $2 label upgrade…I think I like the old look better!
I like this wine but won’t pay the up charge on principle. I think the previous was restaurant stock ( I think someone said that was possibly the case, or maybe I dreamt it). In that case I understand the price change but still can’t do it.
@jrbw3 I really do not like the up charge at all! This is a gift tho and the giftees are big fans of this particular wine! (For the record: This same wine sold here in April this year for $124.99. Also sold this past August here for $117.99!)
@benj @jrbw3
We just bottled this wine in August. It is entirely fruit from our Lodi vineyards. We are a very small producer and offered a small amount of the Lodi production to sell for this offering. The blend is similar to the CULT CA and that is why it may be confused with CULT CA that was previously foffered. Unfortunately for many wineries, good cabernet fruit is hard to find. We only use fruit for the Lodi CULT from our friends and family. Less than 6000 cases were bottled.
@benj @grantbender Thanks very much for explaining and taking the time to let us know. Not everyone would do that. Cheers!
@grantbender @jrbw3 Thank you so much for the clarification! I’ve now purchased all three offerings of this Cab. I have friends that are over the moon for the “Cult”, always comparing other wines they’ve tried, and everyone of them comes up short compared to this. This last purchase is a gift for them. Hopefully, they will enjoy this vintage just as much!
I missed the last offerings here, but this is about what I paid for a six pack on RWS a few months ago. It seems that people either really love it or feel it’s just an ok everyday wine. No real flaws in the bottles I’ve had, but since I’m in the second group, and I got a case of mixed reds from Pedroncelli yesterday for less, this is an easy pass for me.
We grabbed a case of this in October of last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. Cabs are our jam. If we weren’t overstocked on reds I’d pick this up again (it’s less than a dollar a bottle more than last time and IMO the ~$12 a bottle price point is still a fine QPR)
Thank you for all the comments!! Hope you all enjoy our CULT Lodi. This selection is our best Lodi fruit and the first time we bottle just that fruit (we don’t really make restaurant only selections and we don’t do close-outs). Our previous offering was our CULT California which was fruit from Lodi, Mendocino, Lake and Napa Valley. We are a very small producer. Literally 7 employees!! This wine is well worth trying. Thank you again and Happy Thanksgiving to your family from ours!
@grantbender
So, this offer is different from either the earlier 2016 or either of the 2017 offers we’ve seen here before?
As there is more than just a bit of confusion, perhaps you could dig into the details of how the two 2017 bottlings differ?
@rjquillin Sure thing. The Lodi bottling has aged for 20 months and we used a combination of French and American Oak (CA was aged 18 months). Much less American oak than the 2016 or 2017 CULT CA. The less American oaks makes the Lodi “less smoky cedar notes”. The Lodi is deep red with much more brambly fruit. That really means that it has a more intense dark fruit profile. I real enjoy it more that the CA bottling because the oak is more integrated and the fruit is richer. It drinks very easy and has about .5% less alcohol.
@grantbender Thanks!
Also helps us understand the differing price structures.
@wccwinegirl Any Rats expected on this one?
@grantbender @rjquillin Rats! unfortunately the bottles aren’t arriving on time. WG apologies.
@grantbender Thank you so much for the specifics on this. I trusted my gut and bought this as soon as I saw it, but nice to know a little of the history of this offering!
@grantbender I just received the order I placed for the “2017 Cult Cabernet Sauvignon”. In your clarification in this forum about this vintage, you stated that this offering was the “Cult Lodi” However, what I received was “2018 Cult Cabernet Sauvignon” Napa Valley! Now I’m confused and pretty sure am not alone in that regard. Could you explain this discrepancy for everyone?
This wine retails @ $22 per bottle.
Cant say enough good things about cult. You wont be sorry. Autobuy. Every. Damn. Time.
I’ve heard good things… Anyone in Central or SE Mass up for a split?
have yet to be disappointed with a Cult offering. def in for a case.
All who have purchased.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=3821665
A new, corrected, wine has been created in CT and the link at the top from Cesare has been updated to show this, Lodi, rather than the Napa that was originally linked.
Not sure what vintage others received but mine just arrived. It ended up being a case of 2018 Napa Valley Cab instead of the 2017 Lodi. This will be first time I have tried their Cabs so I don’t know the difference between the Lodi and their Napa. Looking forward to breaking open a bottle either way
@dukecush @winedavid49
Well, that sure doesn’t fit with the description.
@dukecush @rjquillin @Winedavid49 But all else being equal, that’s likely an upgrade…
@dukecush Yeah…just opened up my case that arrived and same same…2018 Napa.
@dukecush @klezman @rjquillin @Winedavid49 I think you might be right in this scenario based on my limited experience…though Lodi cabs aren’t a bad thing…just prefer other varietals such as Tannat, Norton and Cinsault from that particular region.
@dukecush I also received the 2018 Napa Valley Cab. I just put in a request to @grantbender in this forum for a clarification.
I ordered this Cult offering after I ordered the same offering earlier in the year. I was looking forward to replenishing my stock of Cult that I thoroughly enjoyed. Upon delivery however I actually received a different Cult than what I ordered. I contacted the winery over this but
never received a response. This version was not quite as good as the first Cult I purchased.
@benj You should contact Casemates/WCC rather than the winery to deal with order issues.
@klezman A good percentage of the buyers of this item last time wrote in this column that what was delivered was not what they ordered. It seemed to be the rule rather than the exception. I contacted the the vintner about the discrepancy only because he also participated in the comments here on the day it was put up for sale. If I have any future issues I’ll direct them to Casemates.