Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

So after the 2018 of a couple of weeks ago which needs a couple of years to come together, this is just entering it's drinking window. Still a big, structured young-ish wine but very drinkable with a decant. This oozes dark fruit, graphite, earth and chocolate. Very pretty aromatics and matching fruit on the palate. I found 2018 much more singular/monolithic. This has much more going on. Grippy and dry but I sense a bit of sweetness from aging already. I like the sweet components more than the drying tannins so I will bury my other bottles of both vintages for a couple of years.

Edit: on day two this evolved into a compact spice bomb, very impressive 97-99 in a few years.

With Cheryl in Maui at Four Seasons

Excellent Cab. Love finding the under the radar cabs. Grapes from Harlan Estate

Syltig o god. Mkt smak

Fantastic!

Great wine. Dark color. Bright blurry crisp. Silky tannins and drinking really well now. Really enjoyed this. Better than the ‘14 as I recall.

First bottle of the 2016. Almost black. On the open a bit tight, but clearly perfectly ripe dark fruit - blackberry, plum. Graphite, minerality. Beautiful structure, well balanced. Opens up very nicely over a couple hours. Solid wine.

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Starting the holiday party off big. Excellent. Earthy cab. Well balanced. Probably could use time in decanter, but happy to have a try.

Från Harlans, Promontory och Bonds yngre vinrankor görs detta vin. Frukten uppträder perfekt och polerat. Bra hållning, ganska linjär. Väldigt fin doft. Mörk frukt med viss antydan på gröna toner. Pomerans, rosenbuske och wiengummi. Avvägda fat. Nejlika, sötlakrits, kaffe. Känns väldigt välgjord, har varit värd ännu högre poäng om mellanregistret var lite rikare.