Discovered at Trader Joe’s for $10.99, the Lapis Luna Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 delivers impressive quality at a value price point with its beautiful 400-year-old engraving label. The wine comes from War Room Cellars with connections to Randall Graham’s Bonnie Dune, made by his longtime assistant winemaker Nicole Walsh.
• Jammy and juicy without being over-the-top, perfect for casual sipping
• Flavor profile includes black cherry, blackberry, pomegranate, cranberry, and hints of cinnamon
• Aged in French oak (5% new, 15% one-use, remainder neutral) for subtle complexity
• Made specifically as an easy-drinking wine that’s still dry with balanced flavors
• Priced between $11-16 depending on retailer, representing excellent value
• Lodi region offers quality Cabernet grapes at much lower prices than nearby Napa
• Versatile pairing options from tacos and burgers to simply enjoying on its own
• Delivers quality that both casual wine drinkers and more knowledgeable enthusiasts can appreciate
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Introducing Lapis Luna Cabernet
Speaker 1
0:04
hey
,
domain
dave
.
Cheap
wine
fightercom
.
Another
wine
review
again
.
Podcast
for
a
wine
.
Read
wrote
up
on
the
cheap
wine
fightercom
website
.
We
do
that
three
times
a
week
and
here
we
go
.
Speaker 1
0:16
We've
got
one
that
I
found
at
trader
joe's
for
10.99
.
That
was
not
a
traderader
Joe's
exclusive
wine
.
It
should
be
available
in
other
places
too
.
It
is
the
Lapis
Luna
Lodi
Cabernet
Sauvignon
2022
.
Lapis
Luna
is
stone
and
moon
.
Speaker 1
0:35
Not
quite
sure
what
the
meaning
of
it
is
there
,
but
this
is
one
of
those
wines
you
can
definitely
buy
because
of
the
label
.
The
label
is
a
400-year-old
,
just
about
about
400
years
old
.
I
think
it
was
from
1624
.
Uh
,
copper
plate
engraving
,
which
is
now
kind
of
very
beautifully
colored
,
of
a
maze
and
a
I'm
not
sure
.
There's
a
somebody
plowing
them
or
walking
their
dog
them
.
Who
knows
what
they
were
doing
in
1624
.
Speaker 1
1:08
And
it's
a
wine
from
a
company
War
Room
Cellars
.
They
went
together
with
Total
Beverage
Solutions
to
form
this
company
.
They
got
Toad
Hollow
and
they
also
have
Bonnie
Dune
solutions
to
form
this
company
.
They
got
toad
hollow
and
they
also
have
bonnie
dune
.
If
you
don't
know
bonnie
dune
,
uh
,
bonnie
dune
is
randall
graham's
company
.
It's
from
the
central
coast
.
He's
this
uh
,
mad
inventor
,
wine
genius
guy
who
makes
interesting
wines
,
and
he
sold
the
wine
to
the
other
company
,
I
think
,
because
he
wants
to
be
sure
it
lives
on
beyond
Wine characteristics and flavor profile
Speaker 1
1:44
him
.
And
that's
what
this
wine
,
this
company
,
this
wine
is
from
there
,
the
,
the
winemaker
is
nicole
walsh
,
who
works
with
randall
graham
at
bonnie
dune
for
19
years
.
Speaker 1
1:56
If
you
have
,
if
you
know
bonnie
dune
wines
,
you
know
that
they
are
quality
wines
and
interesting
I
mean
at
the
very
least
interesting
.
So
we
have
this
11
wine
and
they
and
it's
it's
not
super
cheap
at
trader
joe's
I
think
.
I
saw
it
as
high
as
16
on
the
internet
.
Um
,
but
it's
about
.
It's
about
this
price
.
Everywhere
you
go
for
a
lodi
Cabernet
Sauvignon
and
it's
,
it's
kind
of
a
fun
wine
to
drink
.
It
mean
,
it's
made
to
be
a
value
price
wine
.
Speaker 1
2:30
I'm
gonna
take
a
sip
.
It's
jammy
and
juicy
,
but
not
over-the-top
,
it's
a
sipping
wine
.
This
is
one
of
those
wines
that
you
oh
,
that's
nice
.
I
mean
maybe
wine
purists
are
not
going
to
be
crazy
about
it
,
you
know
.
But
to
each
their
own
and
they
can
like
what
they
like
.
And
you
know
,
if
people
like
jammy
,
juicy
wine's
gonna
like
that
too
.
And
you
know
,
I
kind
of
go
both
directions
sometimes
but
I'm
probably
more
low
brow
than
eyebrow
,
and
um
times
,
but
I'm
probably
more
lowbrow
than
eyebrow
and
um
,
this
is
fun
to
drink
.
Speaker 1
3:10
It's
got
really
ripe
,
juicy
flavors
black
cherry
,
uh
,
blackberry
,
licorice
,
uh
,
pomegranate
,
cranberry
,
because
there's
some
sweet
sour
,
you
know
,
it's
at
least
sour
things
.
There's
some
,
uh
on
the
nose
or
cinnamon
it's
got
,
um
,
it's
got
.
It
has
it's
barrel
aged
and
like
five
percent
is
a
new
french
oak
,
15
is
one
use
and
the
rest
is
on
neutral
oak
Value perspective and pairing suggestions
Speaker 1
3:35
.
They
do
neutral
oak
not
because
it
gives
any
flavoring
to
the
wine
,
but
the
barrel
aged
wine
tastes
different
than
a
stainless
steel
aged
wine
and
that
small
amount
of
new
and
one
use
oak
is
going
to
give
a
little
bit
of
flavoring
.
French
oak
is
different
than
American
oak
,
if
you
like
that
chocolate
vanilla
thing
that
goes
on
.
That's
usually
American
oak
.
French
oak
is
much
subtler
and
here
it's
very
nicely
done
.
Speaker 1
4:02
This
is
a
quality
sipping
wine
.
I
mean
,
this
is
a
value
price
sipping
wine
.
It's
a
drink
.
It
now
wine
it's
supposed
to
be
supposed
to
be
.
Oh
gee
,
I'm
talking
like
this
,
you
know
,
I
don't
know
.
Talk
like
where
I
come
from
,
south
side
chicago
.
Speaker 1
4:22
So
,
um
,
it's
made
just
to
be
a
good
night
,
a
wine
to
sip
out
in
the
watching
Netflix
,
out
on
the
balcony
,
out
on
your
porch
.
It
goes
down
very
easily
,
it's
easy
drinking
,
it's
easy
flavors
to
understand
.
They're
rich
but
they're
not
over
the
top
.
This
is
still
a
dry
wine
.
There
might
be
a
touch
of
sweetness
to
it
,
but
it's
not
a
sweet
wine
at
all
and
it's
rounded
.
You
can
have
the
usual
pairings
.
You
can
have
the
tacos
and
the
burgers
and
all
that
type
stuff
with
it
and
be
very
happy
.
Speaker 1
5:03
But
this
is
a
sipping
wine
.
If
you
ask
me
,
this
is
a
wine
that
it's
got
,
has
enough
nectar
sweetness
to
it
that
it
is
enjoyable
.
You
don't
want
it
too
dry
if
you're
just
sipping
,
especially
for
a
value
price
wine
.
Lodi
is
a
great
place
for
value
price
Cabernet
because
it's
not
a
place
you
go
Final thoughts and sign-off
Speaker 1
5:22
like
.
It's
not
that
far
from
Napa
,
but
Napa
is
going
to
be
a
whole
lot
more
expensive
and
you're
going
to
get
quality
grapes
and
Lodi
for
,
you
know
,
for
less
money
.
And
here
he
goes
,
which
is
why
they
went
to
Lodi
for
this
.
Speaker 1
5:35
And
this
is
a
fun
wine
to
drink
from
Randall
Graham'sham's
assistant
winemaker
,
and
that's
a
pretty
good
thing
.
If
you
like
wine
,
you're
gonna
like
that
.
If
you
know
wine
,
you're
gonna
be
happy
to
drink
it
.
The
labels
you
can
see
that
if
you
go
to
trader
joe's
,
all
the
none
of
the
other
labels
look
this
good
and
they
have
a
whole
other
lapis
luna
has
a
whole
lineup
of
wines
and
it's
for
$11
.
It's
hard
to
beat
,
you
know
,
it's
really
hard
to
beat
.
It
sips
well
,
you
can
have
a
Chalope
Chipotle
with
it
and
be
very
happy
,
and
you
can
just
sit
there
and
pour
yourself
a
glass
of
wine
and
watch
the
sun
go
down
.
So
,
adios
,
that's
it
for
me
.
Domain
Dave
CheapWinewinerfightercom
.
Like
us
where
you
like
your
podcast
.
Uh
,
we
got
more
wine
coming
up
because
it's
starting
to
warm
up
and
it's
starting
to
get
interesting
.
It's
starting
to
be
longer
days
and
it's
not
so
dismal
.
And
I'll
be
talking
to
a
couple
days
because
,
yeah
,
why
not
,
adios
,
keep
it
cheap
.
