Winemaker Notes
The 2019 Estate Cabernet embodies the striking refinement of our mountain terroir. The wine opens with aromas of blueberry, rose, candied orange, and pink peppercorn. Multidimensional in every respect, the palate is texturally expansive, with a luxurious profile of bright red plums and plush cocoa woven with fennel flower and sage. True to form, our team has crafted a soaring wine that deftly balances decadence with a classic structure.
Blend: 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
An elegant, silky wine that shows the vintage style perfectly, with classic creme de cassis and dark chocolate aromas and luscious black fruit flavors accented with rose petals. Full-bodied and well-balanced. Nearly irresistible now, but it will continue to evolve well for years.
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Vinous
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is super-elegant and refined, but also somewhat closed following its bottling, which is not uncommon for mountain wines. That period of stubbornness seems to be part of the evolution here, as the wine tends to only blossom after a few years. Today, the 2019 is marked by its brilliant upper register, striking balance and vibrancy. It is another compelling wine from Cornell.
Rating: 97+
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.
