Winemaker Notes
Classic Cabernet Sauvignon aromas of black currant, cedar, and baking spices take center stage in this mountain vineyard expression. Already a complex wine, the deep characteristics of black cherry and balsam smoke hint at the potential for a long-lived wine. The wine’s decadent and plush fruit profile intertwines with the natural fruit acidity and tannin, giving homage to the standout 2019 vintage. This wine will be best enjoyed in the coming years but can be opened now for a youthful experience. Drink through 2035.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
More tobacco, graphite, scorched earth, and currant and black cherry fruits emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Signature Viking Estate Vineyard, a rich, full-bodied Cabernet that brings the fruit while staying balanced and lively on the palate. It has beautiful freshness yet leans on its terrific fruit and is an opulent beauty.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Viking Vineyard Signature was aged 20 months in 70% new French oak. It has a deep ruby-purple color and layered aromas that evolve with time, from cassis and dried flowers to dark spices, earth and tobacco leaves. The medium-bodied palate strikes a perfect balance of fruit, spice and earth tones, and it has a long, mineral-driven finish.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
