![]() ![]() The famous wine lives up to its mighty reputation in this vintage. Shafer 2014 Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon (Stags Leap District) $295, 97 points. Enjoy this concentrated wine best from 2026 through 2036. It has a breadth of expansive full-bodied richness that holds its fruit in check within an herbal, Old World embrace of tight-grained tannin and expansive power. From this historic Coombsville site comes this earthy, graphite-ridden red, which is herbal within a core of baked red fruit dripping in grippy structure. Realm Cellars 2016 Farella Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) $195, 97 points. The tannins are firm but already approachable. The palate is expertly layered in flavors of cassis, caramel, gravel, loam, cocoa and a hint of licorice. This vintage begins with intense aromas of roasted blackberry, tangy black-plum skin and crushed peppercorn. The Daou brothers are intent on making this brand the most expensive and luxurious in Paso Robles. Patrimony 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Adelaida District) $275, 97 points. Beautifully layered aromas of black cherry, baking spice, star anise and crushed slate lead into a roasted palate of black plum and chai spices, with acid that carries into the finish. This winery is focused on setting a new benchmark for what Cabernet Sauvignon from Santa Barbara can be, and this bottling is its best yet. –V.B.Ĭrown Point 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara) $150, 97 points. It’s simply delicious, voluptuous and lush yet complex. Juicy black cherry and wild berry yield to rich vanilla and oak, with ample grip and tension that lend structure. The grapes for this wine are sourced from the steep slopes of the producer’s own Pritchard Hill spot at 1,425 feet. Sign up Privacy PolicyĬhappellet 2016 Hideaway Vineyard Mountain Estates Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) $125, 97 points. Thank You! We've received your email address, and soon you will start getting exclusive offers and news from Wine Enthusiast. The fruit is equally savory in currant and plum, with a dusting of dark chocolate. This stellar, powerhouse wine is perfumed in aromas of pencil, leather and sage that season a core of mineral and crushed rock. Larkmead 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) $135, 98 points. It will do well in the cellar enjoy 2024–2034. Balanced in weight, it is undeniably lovely, complex and beautiful. It dances around cherry, cassis and rose petal, the core of the wine soft in integrated tannins and oak. Named for the late matriarch of the property, this is a blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Malbec and 5% Petit Verdot, all of it grown on hillside estate vineyards. Davies 2014 Jamie Cabernet Sauvignon (Diamond Mountain District) $210, 98 points. Black pepper, black cherry and toasted oak give it definition that evolves stunningly in the glass. ![]() This is a gorgeous, memorable and classically styled wine, grippy in tannin and a leathery texture that’s complex and complicated. Alpha Omega 2015 Thomas Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Rutherford) $220, 98 points.
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