92+Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is made up of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petite Sirah, 5% Petit Verdot, 1% Merlot and 1% Malbec, aged in 30% new French and American oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, it gives up bold notions of cassis, black cherries and spice box with hints of cedar and fragrant earth. The palate is medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy with loads of muscular fruit accented by a notable but not overwhelming oaky presence, going to a long, layered finish. 38,000 cases produced.
currant, blackberry, cherry, bell pepper, olive, asparagus, spice, ginger, oak, vanilla, jam, dark berry fruit, high tannin, black pepper, lead, cedar, molasses, dark fruit, black cherry, plum, smoke, toast, tar, pepper, earth, green and mocha