Estimate
Aromas of blackberries and gun powder with some graphite and black licorice. Tile, too, with some conifer and cedar. Complex and enticing. Full-bodied with polished tannins that build on the palate and coat and caress every millimeter of your mouth. Encompassing and balanced mouth feel. A classic beauty.
...pure perfection, and classic, finesse, and structure-driven Napa Cabernet...incredible elegance, building, seamless tannins, no hard edges, and simply nothing out of place. Offing notes of cassis, lead pencil, spice box, crushed stone, and hints of flower...
...pure notions of baked plums, blackcurrant pastilles, black raspberries and boysenberries with fragrant suggestions of violets, iron ore, tilled soil, tree bark and wild fungi plus a touch of garrigue...medium to full bodied palate...very fine tannins and great tensiob...finishing very long and very minerally.
This is densely packed with flavors of dark currant preserves, warmed fig and blackberry reduction, showing notes of smoldering tobacco, chestnut and bay leaf, all backed by a strong cast iron minerality on the finish.
The integrity of the fruit, acid and structure is outstanding. Sweet red and purplish fruit, sweet floral notes and spice are all beautifully lifted. The 2018 is flat-out stunning.