As I was balancing my checkbook I noticed a business card that I had tacked to my cork board above my monitor and written on it was a very good bottle of wine. I had it at one of the Atticus Christmas parties which must have been in December 2004 at Bottega. The waitress suggested this. It was a very good bottle of wine and I haven't been able to find it but honestly I haven't searched very hard. Here is some iformation from the Steele web site.
"While we are not known as a Bordeaux/Cabernet kind of winery (we tend to make more Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel) our location in Lake County allows us to produce several of these varieties in styles which would make our neighbors to the south a bit jealous. One of these is Cabernet Franc. When we started buying grapes from the vineyard of Floyd Silva we found that he was growing some of the best Cabernet Franc that we had ever tasted. His vineyard is on a gravelly bench, which overlooks the Big Valley area of Lake County. The vines grow well but not too well and have a great balance of flavors, structure and tannins."
"While most people are not familiar with this variety, once we get them to taste the wine they are converts for life. This wine is a mouthful of pleasure: lots of fruit, medium tannins and a long lingering finish. We would recommend some cellar time for this wine if only to allow all of the great aromas and flavors properly meld."
"This is a very versatile red wine. You can serve it with a variety of traditional foods such as Beef Wellington, grilled steaks, or a bowl of beef stew. Or try something new like grilled Salmon, an assortment of cheeses or rack of spring lamb."
If you happen to find this in a local store, do tell.
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Dummy here didn't know where Lake County is. Turns out to be 1 hour north of Calistoga. In other words, north of Napa and east of Sonoma. For more on California regions see http://www.wineeducation.com/regca.html
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