Winemaker Notes
The aromas hint at black fruit: ripe black cherries and black plums. Enticing barrel qualities of cola and spice complement the fruit aromas. On the palate, the wine shows layers of deeply extracted flavors that only mature hillside vineyards can render. Their Estate Cabernet is the most age-worthy wine they produce and may be enjoyed anytime over the next 15 years. For those who seek youthful fresh cabernet fruit aromas and a more structured wine, drink it from 2025 through 2028. If you prefer the less fruity, more developed bottle bouquet aromas and a softer, more velvety wine on the palate, drink it from 2029-2039.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
There’s lovely balance of power and freshness beneath densely packed aromas of blackberries, blood plums, cedar, earth and spices. The palate is full-bodied with a generous, plush texture and refined tannins that shape a structured, hearty finish. Well made in a difficult vintage. Drink or hold.
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Vinous
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is laced with succulent black cherry, blackberry, mocha, cedar and a kiss of French oak. Plush and inviting, with no hard edges, the 2022 is a real charmer. Silky tannins caress the mid-palate and finish in this effortless Cabernet Sauvignon from Buehler.
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.