Lot 250 | 2019 Rutherford "Hillside" Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml (94-Points)

Lot 250
2019 Rutherford "Hillside" Cabernet Sauvignon (94-Points)

Deep ruby edging towards opaque in the glass but you can tell by the glycerin edge the extraction is quite elegant. The fruit is boisterous with ripe blackberry, black cherry, cola at the core with a vintage leather upholstery and vineyard dust robe. Toasted vanilla caramel and molten brown sugar provide the underpinning. Hedonistic focus and seamless flesh on the palate are framed with seasoned and toasted french oak, vanilla and cola notes in a long, resounding finish or ripe red and black fruit. Suave as hell.

Overall rating: 4.888889 / 5 from 18 reviews.

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Opened during Hurricane Milton....

"Opened by mistake during Hurricane Milton as I couldn't see in my wine refrig during the time we had no electricity and WOW - A Great expression of Rutherford Cabernet - that "Rutherford Dust" really shines here. Should be able to age for many years and get better"

Steve S. (5/5)

Wow.

"Definitely Rutherford. It takes a little time to open up. We keep trying march the winery with this wine. 2 bottles left to figure this one out."

Luke W. (5/5)

Top Quality Quice

"Wow… this is really something. Strong and precise - as good as any $100 “labeled” bottle that I can remember."

Brady B. (5/5)

Solid

"Good choice"

Mark S. (5/5)

Fantastic!

"One of the better dN wines out there and available. Put it up against six other 50 and 100 lot dN wines and it was #2 after lot 300. Would buy this again, and you should to!"

John D. (5/5)

5 stars

"Outstanding Rutherford cab. Bold, yet balanced. Dark fruit and oak loving in harmony. Well done"

Brian (5/5)

Buy it!

"i am familiar with the winery and would be hard pressed to find a better Rutherford cabernet. I would suggest you buy it before it sells out!"

Patrick (5/5)

Incredible deal

"Just an excellent wine. Everything you want in a high end Napa cab for a fraction of the cost. Drinking well now and has great ageing potential."

Phillip P. (5/5)

Incredible bargain for an outstanding

"Incredible bargain for an outstanding wine!"

Mason S. (5/5)

Delightful medium-bodied cab. Hits all

"Delightful medium-bodied cab. Hits all the right notes when you're looking for a sleek, bright and elegant napa cab. Not a mountain bruiser like 200 (which I say with love) -- will be fun to see how this evolves."

Alexander S. (5/5)

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