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"There is indeed enormous Cabernet flavor deep down inside, offering oodles of blackberries and cherries and charry new oak, but there's also a not...

"This densely structured wine is so dry and tannic the palate just puckers up into resistance. Buried deep down are massive and properly proportion...

"There is enough reduction present to knock down the expressiveness of what appears to be a very ripe nose of apple and floral aromas. The broad-sh...

"Medium ruby-red with fairly deep pigmentation. Aromas are of leafy cassis with plenty of cedar notes. On the palate blackcurrant fruit has a liquo...

"The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Amoenus from Turnbull's estate vineyard in Calistoga, is fabulous. Exuberant fruit and striking mid-palate richness gi...

"The single-vineyard 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Amoenus Vineyard is from a Calistoga site. The wine shows none of the rugged tannins and sometimes rus...

"The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Leopoldina is rich, luscious and super-inviting. Voluptuous, racy fruit and silky tannins add to the wine's considerab...

"A big-time winner, the dense purple-colored 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Leopoldina Vineyard possesses savory blackcurrant and blackberry fruit deftly ...

"Another single-vineyard Turnbull utilizes is the Fortuna Vineyard. The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Fortuna Vineyard is a larger cuvée of just over 700...

"The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Fortuna Vineyard is another candidate for perfection with a few more years of bottle age. Inky bluish/purple with wond...

"Even more prodigious is the 2014 LMV Salon. Composed of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Cabernet Franc from the sandy Bale Loam soils of the 110 ac...

"This is a solid cab with a backbone of ripe and chewy tannins and lots of wet earth, black currant and autumnal leaf character. Full and powerful....

"The 2012 Solari is a stunning wine based on 100% Cabernet Sauvignon that spent 20 months in 70% new French oak. As with most 2012s, it’s drinking ...

Deep garnet hue leads to a complex bouquet of ripe blackberries, cherries, and blueberries, intertwined with cedar, vanilla, and clove. Velvety tan...

"Luc Morlet’s 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallée is a 300-case blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Cabernet Franc from the Beckstoffer To ...

"The 2013 Firebelle Proprietary Red is a blend of 76% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. This wine shows loads of roasted espresso...

"The Frank Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is a wonderful showing in this vintage. It begins with inviting aromas of ripe blackberries and cherri...

"Opaque purple. Cherry-vanilla, blackberry, floral oils and oak spices on the highly perfumed nose. Fleshy and expansive, offering appealingly swee...

"Extremely polished with crushed-berry, stone, and sage character on the palate. Full body, creamy texture and a long, delicious finish. Really fre...

"Full bodied, rich, big, deep and intense, the wine is concentrated with layers of ripe and very ripe blackberries, black cherries, smoke, vanilla ...

"The largest production cuvée is the 2018 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, which comes from multiple sites and was aged 9 months in 43% new French ...

"This red sports a frankly fruit-forward profile, with a mix of raspberry, boysenberry and açaí berry notes driving through to a toasty finish. Cab...

"Blended with 9% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, this bold fullbodied red impresses in its thick, intensely concentrated layers of r...

"Cedar, scorched earth and mint blossomed on a nose that is firmly into its secondary phase, yet laden with more fruit than expected considering bo...

"A beautiful wine, with layers of ripe fruit, berry, cedar, vanilla and light spice. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. Very, very ...

"Succulent, juicy, elegant and satisfying. The lightest of the six DRC reds, but at least it's balanced and not astringent. Full-bodied and dark-co...

"Full colour. Splendidly opulent nose. Rich and succulent. Very good tannins. Rather more integrated and sophisticated than the Richebourg. Very lo...

"Amazing aromas of crushed berries and fresh flowers. Full-bodied, with wonderfully velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This wine has wonderfu...

 "A medium intensity of dark ruby-red color. Attractive, clean, pure cassis aromas dominate the nose. The palate displays plentiful fruit & a b...

"The 2012 Montée de Tonnerre from Domaine Raveneau is also quite stellar, offering up a deep and primary bouquet of apple, tart orange, very comple...

"Village Meursault is the largest cuvée from Coche. It is based on two parcels in Narvaux, up the slope from Premier Cru Genevrières. Like its neig...

"A legendary year where Cheval was among wines of the vintage Still full of life even if the tertiary notes are domiant, with truffled spice, tobac...

"Les Grandes Ruchottes sits close to Les Caillerets on the slope above Chassagne-Montrachet, but produces very different styles of wine from its re...

"Before 2007, Chateau Haut-Brion's second-label wine, 'Le Clarence de Haut-Brion,' was formerly known as 'Chateau Bahans Haut-Brion.' Situated in P...

"Still deep glossy crimson. Looks much younger than 1994. The first subtle wine of the tasting! Mineral notes and quite dry on the end. Juicy, roun...

"The 1999 Cos d’Estournel has a well-defined bouquet that takes a few swirls of the glass to get going. It is not complex or vigorous, yet nicely d...

"A heady, exotic wine, the 2003 Mouton Rothschild takes hold of all the senses. The ripeness and exuberance of the year comes through in spades as ...

 "Deep plum in colour, holding its Pauillac character perfectly at 25 years old, opening up to show cedar, pencil shavings, tobacco, graphite, cass...

"The 1975 Haut Brion is fully mature, yet is certainly one of the finest wines in the vintage. Its plummy color is followed by a classic Haut Brion...

"A spicy Bordeaux with berries and hints of currants. Full, super round and soft – surrounded by vanilla and blueberry pie. Round and lovely. Just ...

"Super-refined 1983 Bordeaux with an excellent deep ruby color and intense cigar-box, plum and berry aromas and flavors; there's even a hint of min...

"In terms of the brilliant complexity and nobility of the aromatics, scorched earth, black currants, plums, charcoal, cedar, and spices, the 1990 o...