Hess Collection Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Professional Ratings

• 94 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  One of the prettiest and most delicious Cabernet Sauvignons in the marketplace. The Hess Collection 2012 Mount Veeder Cabernet is far from typical, but it is thoroughly delectable. The wine's complex notes of charred earth and tongue-awakening minerality combines well with the red and black berries. The wine's long and intricate finish pairs it well with a roast game hen. Drinks nicely now. (Tasted: September 15, 2016, San Francisco, CA)
• 93 Wine Enthusiast
  With 20% Malbec, this wine is layered in refined complexity, swaying from juicy blueberry to herbaceous cherry and currant. Restrained in oak, with the slightest notion of vanilla on the palate, it finishes in mouthwatering dark chocolate, the tannins firm and structured.
• 93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Mount Veeder (80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Malbec) was one of the top wines presented to me. This wine needs another 4-5 years of cellaring and could keep 30 years. A beautiful nose of white flowers, graphite, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, along with the telltale cassis and tobacco leaf are all present in this wine, which offers great intensity and full-bodied power in a well-delineated and moderately structured style. Give the wine some time and watch it unfold. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2025+. For the quality, it is a reasonably priced wine, and there are 7,480 cases.