Lot 385
2019 St. Helena/Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon

Deep ruby in the glass. The bouquet is so redolent with blueberry jam, ripe blackberry and beautifully-integrated chocolatey new oak you can practically taste it. With air, raspberry candy, red rock and cassis-driven florals complex the bouquet, but the lush umami of the chocolatey oak embracing the fruit really steals the show. Wonderfully complex, the bouquet itself is worth the price of entry and hints at things to come. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied yet supple and expressive on entry with ripe, chewy tannins carrying gobs of black and blue fruit, toffee and chocolate in an epic finish that resonates with fruit and oak for a good minute or two. Still pretty wound up but very well-balanced with huge length, this classic Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a terrific example of the stellar 2019 vintage in Napa Valley. It will drink well now and into the future!