93pts James Suckling

Ripe blackcurrants, dark chocolate, charred bark and ground spices on offer. It’s full-bodied with ultra-fine, silky tannins, yet showing a firm, steady backbone. It’s chalky and velvety with attractive fruit in the background. Try after year or two.

Winemaker Notes

The magnificent 2018 BACCHANAL Cabernet Sauvignon is the ultimate homage to the Roman God of Wine. Deeply aromatic, captivating layers of coffee, cedar, and licorice are outlined with hints of spice and minerality.

A delicious core of supple cocoa, plum, and cherry are present upon the first sip of this textbook Napa Valley Cabernet, complemented by earthy undertones of sous-bois and sumptuous wild berries. Respectable and balanced tannins show pleasantly, leading onwards to a long and marvelous Bacchanalian finish. Whilst ready for immediate enjoyment, this wine will age impeccably over time. 

A Single-Vineyard Estate wine. Exclusively produced and bottled at the Château. Rutherford, Napa Valley. Aged for 19 months in French oak barrels from select artisan cooperages. 

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Bacchanal (92% Cabernet Sauvignon with 8% Petit Verdot) has lots of meaty black fruits, iron, cedary herbs, and underbrush-driven aromatics to go with a medium-bodied, firm, tannic feel on the palate. It has some old school, rustic charm and will keep for a decade.

Winemaker Aaron Pott.