95pts Wine Enthusiast

The inky violet color of this wine hints at the depth of concentration carried by both its aroma and flavor. Layered in spices and plush in texture, this still-very-young red fills the mouth with velvety dark fruits and a mix of sweet and savory oak spice. Graphite, a hint of fennel, and orange zest emerge with further sipping, alluding to an alluring future for this wine. Cellar Selection

94pts Decanter

Aged for 19 months in 75% French oak barrels, the 2022 Reserve bottling elevates its profile with similar blue fruit and blackberry preserve character, enhanced by more pronounced toasty oak spices. This wine dials up the tannin tension to the maximum, delivering a robust and powerful expression. Muscular and brooding, it boasts intensely saline-laced tannins with a dark chocolate quality. The dark fruit character is more pronounced, with hints of kirsch adding complexity. Everything in this Reserve bottling feels amplified, offering loads of pleasure in 2022. Best paired with hearty braised meats to complement its intensity and structure.

93pts Jeb Dunnuck

Solid aromatics of darker berries, graphite, leather, and crushed stone emerge from the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it shows a balanced, elegant mouthfeel, nicely polished tannins, and a great finish. Aged 19 months in French oak (75% new), drink over the next 7-9 years.

93pts Wine Advocate

Lewis's 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve ratchets up the intensity from the regular bottling, turning the volume up to 11 on the nose of blackberries, cassis and toasty oak. Full-bodied (15.5% alcohol on the label), concentrated and dense, with an almost creamy texture and supple tannins, it lingers easily on the finish, which is a bit clipped by the wine's crisp acids. It's an excellent effort for drinking over the next several years, possibly up to a decade.

91pts James Suckling

The nose is reserved, with aromas of blackcurrants, violets and dried herbs. The palate is full-bodied and has finely integrated tannins and acidity, with a silky mouthfeel giving notes of dark chocolate, Damson plums and tobacco leaves. Drinkable now, but best from 2028.

Winemaker Notes

Night sky in color, this 2022 Reserve Cabernet holds a constellation of aromas, with enticing spice drawer, pastry kitchen, café mocha, and tobacco. Layers of earthy boysenberry fruit notes are threaded with rich, chocolatey aromas that gain grip and depth as velvety tannins carry on through the night. 

Blend: 97.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.8% Petit Verdot, 0.5% Petite Sirah