Professional Ratings

• 98 James Suckling
  The pure fruit is impressive, with aromas of blackcurrants, graphite and flowers. Full and layered, with lots of fruit, velvety tannins and flavors of lemons and chocolate. Lightly chewy and tense. Fading nicely at the end, with a fresh, bitter finish. Extremely drinkable, but it has the structure to age beautifully. I would leave this for five or six years. Try after 2030.
• 98 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  This east-facing slope across from Freemark Abbey is somewhat sheltered from late afternoon heat, no doubt a contributing factor to the superb quality of the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Tychson Hill Vineyard. Pretty herbal shadings—including some mint—join hints of dusty earth and copious amounts of ripe cherries on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is expansive, velvety and plush yet also long, cool and elegant, with a fine dusting of tannins on the lingering finish. It's approximately 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot co-femented with the parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon.
  Rating: 98+
• 97 Decanter
  Tychson Hill is fermented in stainless steel and aged approximately 20 months in 60% new French oak. This east-facing site sits at the base of Spring Mountain, across from Freemark Abbey, and in 2022, it delivers a wine of impressive concentration and levity. Pure, lifted dark berry fruit leads the way, accented by elegant cedarwood spice. Full-bodied and rich, it carries robust, tantalising, saline-rich tannins that frame the wine with structure and depth. Remarkably, despite the warmth of the vintage, winemaker Allison Tauziet achieved such a delicate balance that a bright orange-oil zestiness weaves throughout, adding unexpected freshness to the red-fruited core. Sagebrush and cocoa powder add further nuance, while the tannins build in elongated chains, carrying the lush fruit before melting effortlessly on the extended finish. A truly refined and expressive 2022 Tychson Hill. The blend includes 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot.
• 97 Jeb Dunnuck
  The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Tychson Hill, which was harvested early in September, reveals a deep purple hue as well as a beautiful perfume of red and black currants, leafy herbs, new leather, camphor, and chalky nuances. This carries to a medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, layered 2022 that has real mid-palate density, ripe tannins, and a great finish.
• 91 Wine Spectator
  Uses a layer of warmed mocha and toasted alder to cloak its fairly solid core of dark plum and warmed cassis notes while adding in a tug of warm earth through the finish, which shows a hint of grain and winds up relying more on toast than fruit overall. Still a solid effort, though.