95 Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

From an estate vineyard on Howell Mountain, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Dancing Bear Ranch easily outshines Cakebread's other Cabernets from this challenging vintage. Pencil shavings accent blackberries and black cherries in this medium- to full-bodied effort, which is nicely ripe and supple for a mountain wine, with a restrained dusting of soft tannins on the lingering finish. It should begin drinking well in several years, with at least two decades of positive evolution after that.