Maddalena Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon – A Quality Cab

Last Updated on July 29, 2025

Who needs Napa when you can get this kind of quality from Paso Robles at less than half the price? The Maddalena Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon.

Maddalena Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon – A Quality Cab

Cabernet Sauvignon from the Stefano, Maddalena, Creston and Mill Road vineyards in Paso Robles, California. The wine is aged in French and American oak barrels (45% new) for 24 months.

Sample submitted for review. The Maddalena Cabernet Sauvignon has an SRP of $17 and is available for as low as $13.

From the bottle:

In 1946, family matriarch Maddalena Riboli began her lifelong journey with San Antonio Winery. She founded one of the first tasting rooms in the state and a highly successful restaurant. Today, the third and fourth generations of the Riboli family honor her passion and dedication with each bottle of her namesake wine.

Cabernet Sauvignon thrives in the warm days and cool nights of Paso Robles. With steep hillsides and ideal soils, our family’s estate vineyards produce intense flavors, plush mouthfeel, and deep color. Ripe blackberry and dark cherry are complemented by spicy oak from barrel aging. Enjoy with grilled steaks, rich stews, and hearty pastas.

Cellared & Bottled by Maddalena Vineyard
14.5% Alcohol

The 2017 Maddalena Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon from Riboli Family Wines/San Antonio Winery opens with an attractive, almost jammy aroma of ripe berry fruits with nice touches of spice, mint, vanilla and more.

Taking a sip reveals a really nice Cab with quite a bit of oak influence, but it is extremely well integrated. It features a smooth, silky, velvety, soft mouthfeel with a bit of a leatheriness to it as well. With good balance and good complexity this is quite delicious and a great find for the price.

It ends dry, long and savory. Who needs Napa Valley when you can get this kind of quality from Paso Robles at less than half the price?

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2017 Maddalena Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon

Taste: 9       Cost: 6
OVERALL RATING: 8.3
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