La Sirena, Pirate TreasuRed, 2022

LA SIRENA PIRATE TREASURED 2022! When the woman behind Screaming Eagle, the winemaker with FIVE 100-POINT SCORES to her name, decides to make something called "Pirate TreasuRed," you sit up and pay attention. Heidi Barrett is quite literally the First Lady of American wine, and we've just liberated a stash of her playful Napa red before anyone else cottoned on. ​ This is Heidi at her most mischievous. La Sirena, her personal label in the heart of Napa Valley, is where she gets to make exactly what she fancies without the impossible-to-get allocation lists. The same hands that crafted the most sought-after Cabernet in California, the same palate that's achieved perfection five times over, applied to a red blend that's designed to be drunk, loved, and immediately reordered. This isn't entry-level anything. This is one of the planet's most decorated winemakers showing off. ​ Ripe black cherry, crushed plum, hints of dark chocolate and warm baking spice, all wrapped in silky tannins that glide across the palate. The finish? Long, lifted, and utterly moreish. You've just found genuine Napa royalty without the three-year waiting list. What are you still doing reading this?