92pts James Suckling

Dark chocolate, nutmeg, sage and blackcurrants on the nose, followed by a full-bodied, focused and juicy palate. Firm yet ripe tannins. Drink or hold.

90pts Jeb Dunnuck

Blueberry, violets, spring flowers, and some violet notes all emerge from the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Cs, a plush, ripe, rounded Cabernet Sauvignon offering soft tannins, terrific purity, and a great finish. It's going to be one hell of a house red. There are just under 200,000 cases of this, so it should be easy to find.

Winemaker's Notes

It’s not polite to point, but that is CAB! Cassis, black berry, suede, and No. 2 pencil shavings. Smooth as can be.

Winery Notes

The original thought was to be a one wine brand, with a single minded vision to produce the best value-priced Cabernet Sauvignon in America. How do you go about this? Traditional winemaking. Natural fermentations. Barrel-aging. Plus, bottling unfiltered and unfined. In essence, making the wines in small batch winemaking integrity, but doing so on a larger scale. The wine is black. The label definitively says, "This is Cabernet Sauvignon." With the CS, you know who made this wine: Charles Smith. There is also the single vineyard, single expression, Bordeaux varietals (ex: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot) produced in very limited quantities. Let's not to forget, the single vineyard Loire-style Substance Sauvignon Blanc. Wines of Substance illustrates Charles’ philosophy of producing exceptional wines to be enjoyed by everyone around the globe.