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Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com
Slightly more expensive, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon comes all from the Reynoso Vineyard in the Alexander Valley and spent 20 months in 70% new French oak. More backward and closed, it still has plenty of depth and purity in its ripe blackcurrant fruits and spicy, tobacco, mineral-laced aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, concentrated, and powerful on the palate, it has a solid core of tannins, a great mid-palate, and the depth and structure to benefit from short-term cellaring and keep for 20-25 years. As is common with a number of top Cabernets from Sonoma, it shows more minerality and an almost Bordeaux-like character with air. This is beautifully done.