Winemaker Notes
This Cabernet Sauvignon is a style that reflects modern Oakville. Aromas of red fruits and notes of sweet, lush oak. Richness of juicy black tartarian cherry. A well-structured wine with round, soft and forward tannins. Medium to full-bodied with incredible balance; this wine will drink well for the next 10 years.
Professional Ratings
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Connoisseurs' Guide
Both rich and nicely composed with incisive, very pure Cabernet fruit backed by a judicious complement of sweet oak and sporting a fine sense of crafting from first sniff to its lengthy finish, this well-made offering is keenly varietal through and through. It is full and appropriately tannic for a wine of its tender age and is just starting to hint at certain suppleness to come but, even now, wholly avoids astringent severity. Albeit well-ripened, it never once inclines to excess, and it is guaranteed to age beautifully and become increasingly complex and more polished...
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Wine Spectator
Warm in feel, with gently mulled cassis, blackberry and plum fruit cruising through, infused with tobacco, singed cedar and savory notes. Shows a loamy edge on the finish, which moves slowly but steadily. Best from 2021 through 2026.
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.
Home to some of the most sought-after Cabernet Sauvignon in America, Napa Valley’s Oakville district stretches across the center of Napa's valley floor and foothills between the Vaca and Mayacamas Mountains. This AVA is home to the legendary To Kalon Vineyard and Martha's Vineyard, as well as many powerhouse wineries including Screaming Eagle, Silver Oak, Robert Mondavi, Opus One, Far Niente and Groth.
The climate is generally warm and agreeable, resulting in year after year of favorable vintages. Summer days see a gentle tug of war between warmer inland air and the cool air coming in from the San Pablo Bay, creating an ideal environment to grow red varieties. Oakville's diverse soils, namely ancient sea bedrock, clay and gravel, are well-drained, and perfect for high-caliber viticulture.
Cabernet here is often bottled varietally but is also popular in Bordeaux Blends. Oakville wines are known for their silky, sensual textures, structured tannins, dark and brooding fruit and lovely aromatics. These age-worthy and prestigious wines are favored by collectors throughout the world.