Few names command respect in the Napa Valley like “Araujo.” This multigenerational winemaking family has always championed classically styled Cabernets with a bent towards the Old-World—think nice bright acidity, fine tannins, and fresh fruit. Jamie Araujo started Trois Noix in collaboration with a few friends who, like her, have extensive grape growing and winemaking experience in the Napa Valley. Together, they leverage their network to sleuth out compelling grapes from some of Napa’s best vineyard sites, blending them carefully into wines that are all about finesse over heft. The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon hails from Oak Knoll and Rutherford AVAs for a perfect Bordeaux-style blend saturated with a heady dose of California sunshine in the last drought vintage. Aged for 20 months in both new and neutral oak, this playful Cabernet smells of sweet dark cherries, cocoa powder, and plum jam. Velvety tannins soften with half an hour in decanter for approachable drinking right away, but the 2016 Trois Noix will be making you smile for well over a decade.