Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Delightfully pure and flavorful, with generous plum, blueberry and blackberry notes, framed by solid yet friendly tannins. Most impressive on the finish, where the flavors sail on. Best from 2014 through 2025.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Produced from 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec, 3% Petit Verdot, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour was aged in new French oak for 22 months. Deep garnet-purple colored, it reveals notes of baked plums, dried blueberries, raisin cake and Chinese five spice with touches of tobacco, dried mint and cast iron pan. Full-bodied with a solid, grainy structure, it has a lively backbone and long, dried berry and spice-laced finish. Approaching maturity now, it should continue drinking for the next 10 to 15+ years.
One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.