Lot 80 | 2018 Napa Valley “Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

Lot 80
2018 Napa Valley “Reserve” Cabernet Sauvignon

Description

Ripe blackberry, vanilla, and crème de cassis are pure and cleanly delineated with white flower, and red rock mineral notes lifting the bouquet while dark chocolate, graphite and mocha add the bass notes. Ripe, lush, and smooth on entry with blackberry and plum anchoring the palate with pretty cherry and molten licorice top notes perfectly balanced against a robust, firm tannin structure complemented with toasty oak. The finish is lengthy and powerful but also very elegant which speaks to deft winemaking here (not to mention the judicious deployment of high-quality oak).

Check-in tasting 6.23.21 - big brother wine to N.76. Darker fruit, more graphitic character and toastier oak profile. While it is dense with fruit and oak, its lithe and sexy on the palate and coming together very nicely despite its youth. Vibrant and lively with savory depth, powdered violet, black cherry, toffee and tobacco, you can really see the layers here. Silky and sexy in the middle with a backbone of freshness and excellent length. Day Two: sexy, complex, dark and sensuous aromatics with a juicy freshness that runs throughout. More to come but this is nicely knit together at this point.


14.8% alc