Hawk & Horse has more than 1,000 acres to work with, yet only 18 are planted to vines. That tells you almost everything about the philosophy behind the 2023 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Fifteen of those acres are Cabernet, farmed organically and biodynamically high in the Red Hills. With legendary winemakers Dick Peterson and Scott Harvey behind it, this is the kind of small-production, estate-grown Cabernet whose pedigree normally comes with a much higher price. The vineyard rises to 2,200 feet, where Cabernet digs into rocky volcanic soils and ripens through warm mountain days and cool evenings. Hawk & Horse is certified organic and Demeter Biodynamic, an approach that extends well beyond the vines to the health of the entire estate. More than two decades of farming this remarkable site have shown what it can deliver: the concentration and structure of mountain Cabernet balanced by freshness from elevation. That makes the price almost difficult to reconcile with what’s in the bottle. The winery asks $75 for the 2023, and everything behind it speaks to serious, carefully grown Cabernet from a singular estate. At $29.99, this is exactly the kind of bottle we love finding: distinctive, pedigreed, and priced low enough that stocking up becomes an awfully easy decision.