93pts Wine Spectator

A nice muscular, toasty style, with a core of black currant and blackberry paste scored with loam, licorice root and alder. This has heft but also good cut and drive through the finish, with a late echo of espresso crema. Best from 2023 through 2038.

Winemaker Notes

This Cabernet Sauvignon opens with aromas of dusty cedar and sage. Notes of dark cherry, sassafras, and fresh fig on the nose compliment floral notes of lavender and violets. Brambly red fruit layered with tobacco, bay leaf, and cassis round out the expressive bouquet. On the palate bright red and blue fruits of cherry and boysenberry burst from the glass. This bright fruit evolves into darker notes of brambly blackberry and black plum all layered with savory flavors of olives and sage. The fruit is balanced with toasty oak and a powerful tannin structure.