Hess Estate Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon

Hess Estate Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon comes in a standard 750 ml bottle. 2 shoppers have rated it, averaging 5 out of five. That is a small crowd, so the average is an early read rather than a settled one.

Hess Persson Estates says Donald Hess established the Hess Collection winery on Mount Veeder in 1978. That is the company's own history, describing the winery rather than this specific bottle.

For this specific bottle, more detail is on record. The fruit comes from the Allomi Vineyard, a 210-acre estate planted in the rolling hills of northeastern Napa Valley that Hess Persson Estates says it revived after a period standing dormant. The 2023 vintage is a blend of 85 percent Cabernet Sauvignon with small portions of Petite Sirah, Malbec and Petit Verdot, finished at 14 percent alcohol after 18 months of aging in oak, 30 percent of it new American oak, according to the producer's technical listing. Outside critics have weighed in too: James Suckling scored the 2023 vintage 93 points, and Wine Enthusiast scored the prior 2022 vintage 90 points, both figures the producer publishes on its own product page. In Senior Winemaker Stephanie Pope's words, the producer calls it "one of our most popular Napa offerings."

Cabernet Sauvignon is planted widely and often makes firmly built reds; guides to the grape name black currant, cherry and plum among its typical fruit, with noticeable tannin and possible spice from oak. The lowest observed price was $34.99 in our September 2026 checks.

Our call: the bottle for a shopper paying up for a single-vineyard Napa Cabernet with its paperwork shown, a named 210-acre site, the exact blend and an eighteen-month oak regimen on the producer's record. Pass if you want the crowd's confirmation before spending at this level; two perfect scores are a start, not a reputation.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.