The 2018 Pym-Rae can be thought of as a hypothetical mix of the 2016 and
2017, with more sexiness and opulence than the 2017 and a touch more
elegance and precision than the 2016. Wonderful cassis, violets, tobacco,
lead pencil, and chocolate notes define this beauty, and it's full-bodied, with a
gorgeous sense of elegance and purity, perfect tannins, and an incredible
finish. This stunningly majestic, flawlessly balanced Mountain Cabernet
already offers pleasure yet will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age, and it
should be a 50-year wine. Bravo!
98+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2018 Pym-Rae reveals a deep garnet-purple color and a slightly reticent, slowly emerging nose of freshly crushed blackcurrants, ripe blackberries and wild blueberries with suggestions of garrigue, red currant jelly, mossy tree bark and truffles plus wafts of bouquet garni and Sichuan pepper. The palate is full-bodied and fantastically concentrated with tightly wound layers of black and red berry notions, framed by very firm yet beautifully ripe tannins and amazing tension, finishing with epic length and loads of mineral sparks.
