Cabernet Sauvignon

Made from a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon 9% Merlot 9% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot the 2020 Sorella is fresh yet restrained and has a focused and red-fruited core of spiced potpourri. The nose is slightly compressed at... Read More

This is packed with dark winey flavors of black currant and blackberry paste underscored with alder sweet tobacco warm paving stone and black licorice notes while a violet accent fills the background. The polished finish makes... Read More

Cain Vineyards and Winery is located in Spring Mountain and was created following the purchase in 1980 by Jerry and Joyce Cain of 550 acres that had formerly belonged to the McCormick Ranch. The initial plantings of vines resulted... Read More

The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select offers abundant blueberry and black currant fruit intermixed with notions of spring flowers. Deep rich and full-bodied it comes across like a great classic Napa Cabernet. Nothing is... Read More

Cakebread's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select blends five clones from two different vineyards to yield bold scents of black cherries cassis and mocha but also some redder berries. It's medium to full-bodied edging... Read More

From the winery's estate vineyard on Howell Mountain the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Dancing Bear Ranch is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc all aged 22 months in 59% new French oak. Scents of mocha... Read More

A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot all aged in new French oak the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill appears destined to be another classic. Penetrating aromas of cassis and red berries are joined by hints... Read More

An extra-dark color and heady aromas of crushed blueberries and blackber-ries leads to super-concentrated black fruits and milk chocolate on the palate where silky tannins put a gentle grip around all that flavor. The wine is... Read More

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Chateau La Grande Roche is a bold punchy wine. Red cherry/plum fruit kirsch rose petal mint and white flowers abound. This mid-weight pliant Cabernet Sauvignon delivers the goods and then some. Readers... Read More

"Tasted at the château the 1986 Lafite-Rothschild continues to offer an exquisite bouquet at 30 years of age. This is beautifully defined still full of energy with copious blackberry clove leather and graphite aromas that seem... Read More

"Since I gave this wine a perfect score I suppose some could see this as a downgrade. I found everything still there for a perfect rating but I was just struck by how tight and backward the wine was. A blend of 93.3% Cabernet... Read More

The main reason the 2009 Lafite Rothschild did not receive a perfect score is because the wine has closed down slightly but it is unquestionably another profound Lafite their greatest wine since the amazing 2003. Among the most... Read More

Chimney Rock's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District is pretty textbook stuff delivering black cherries and cassis dusted in dried earth and mixed spices. Medium to full-bodied it's silky and fine not overpowering... Read More

Blended of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Merlot the deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Magic Nights prances out of the glass with showy notes of crème de cassis blueberry coulis and chocolate-covered... Read More

There are almost 2000 cases of the impressive 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon 6% Cabernet Franc 6% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot from the estate's steep rocky Poetry Vineyard. After 21 months... Read More

Like the 2018 version Colgin's 2021 Cariad is wonderfully vibrant and fresh with hints of dried sage accenting purple raspberries and cassis. It's full-bodied and velvety in texture yet taut and energetic. Nearly indescribable... Read More

Corison's 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos Vineyard is more floral than the other offerings easily marrying hints of thyme blossom with fresh cassis and a delicate touch of vanilla. It's medium to full-bodied marginally... Read More

Corison fans should enjoy the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon. Gentle herbal streaks run through the wine's classic black cherries and cassis fruit. Medium-bodied sleek and streamlined it shows vibrant energy and ample length framed... Read More

This takes an elegant approach offering racy refined notes of iris violet hibiscus and mulberry that stay focused and fresh from start to finish flashing light mineral and anise accents along the way. The finish glistens with... Read More

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is elegant and nuanced from the very first taste. Over the last year the 2018 has developed from a powerhouse into a much more refined wine. There is plenty of mountain tannin and structure but those... Read More