This is a very beautiful red with currant and berry character. Very fine and polished tannins, too. The impact is just so polished and focused. Linear and exciting. A barrel sample but should be great.
Bernard Magrez's 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is gorgeous. It is made in a much more restrained style than the wines of the past. There is plenty of natural Napa Valley richness, but not the heaviness that marked some earlier vintages.... Read More
The 2019 Château Marquis D'Alesme is terrific and a good follow-up to the brilliant 2018. Sporting a deep ruby/purple hue, it gives up a great nose of ripe darker cherries, blackberries, mulberries, leafy herbs, cedar... Read More
Pretty blue fruits, violets, and sappy green herb notes emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Crossfork Creek. A medium to full-bodied, balanced, impressive, value-priced wine in the lineup, it’s perfect for readers looking... Read More
Aromas of crushed blackberry, plum, blackcurrant and menthol. Full-bodied with powdery tannins. Succulent and fruity on the palate with a core of black fruit and berries. Ground spice, too. Focused. Best after 2026.
There are an impressive 50,000 cases of Faust's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon. Featuring upfront notes of Ribena-like cassis fruit accented by hints of cedar and vanilla, it's a full-bodied, generous effort that is softly dusty,... Read More
Very ripe, very deep and moderately tannic, this potent and full-bodied wine oozes dried cherries, dried plums and black-fig flavors over ample, oaky, vanilla and nutmeg notes. — Jim Gordon
Inky, ruby color. Lively black and blue fruit and floral scents are complemented by suggestions of vanilla and cured tobacco. Sappy and focused on the palate, offering bitter cherry and blueberry flavors that are lifted and sharpened... Read More
There are two Bordeaux variety releases, both beautiful wines. The 2017 The Mark checks in as 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, all brought up in new barrels. This smoky, gravelly... Read More
A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Petit Verdot... Deep ruby-purple with
aromas of mint chocolate and laurel, split cedar, pencil shavings, toasted cardamom, warm blackcurrant,
blackcurrant bud, red cherries and licorice.... Read More
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Series offers a lively, fresh bouquet of blueberries and cassis that are balanced by beautiful notes of cedarwood, graphite, liquid violets, and spice. More medium to full-bodied, with terrific... Read More