94 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Lots of dried spices on the nose. Blackcurrants, cloves, nutmeg, dried flowers and earth, too. It’s full-bodied with firm, tight tannins. Slightly angular. Precise and well made, yet there’s a rustic feel to it. A little austere. Give it some time. Drink from 2024.

93 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

I loved the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Bell Mountain. It’s a classic Alexander Valley Cabernet with notable structure and length as well as loads of red and blue fruits, lots of cedary spice, and tobacco, a distinct sense of minerality, and a great finish. It has more upfront flesh than most here and already offers pleasure, yet it’s going to keep for two decades.