A rich, slow-moving style, with waves of cassis, plum reduction, and Black Forest cake laced with licorice root and espresso crema. The finish delivers glossy toast notes that should integrate beautifully with cellaring. Best from 2024 through 2038. 1,200 cases made. – James Molesworth. ...
Alcohol 14.50%. Body Medium. Oak Oaked. Grapes 5% Cabernet Franc, 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot. Tasted by Jonathan Cristaldi (at Ulysses, Oakville, Napa Valley, 06 May 2024). Drinking Window: 2024–2040. This 2019 Ulysses Cabernet opens with red-fruited aromatics, brown baking spice, and a hint...
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a very pretty Oakville Cabernet. Bright acids and lifted aromatics meld into a core of dark red-fleshed fruit laced with exotic overtones. A wine of linear intensity, it impresses with persistence and drive. It will be interesting to see if...
A very elegant wine from the Dominus team that contrasts with most wines from this generally opulent vintage. Opens with red fruit, raspberries and cherries, laced with mineral and savory notes before darker fruit, tobacco, blackcurrant, and rich earth flavors fill the palate. Very silky...
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon (90%) with the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Incredible aromatics of red and black currants, spring flowers, graphite, camphor, and cedar define the profile, and it's incredibly polished and elegant on the palate, with medium to...