98 Decanter

The wine sits firmly in the medium- to full-bodied range, offering generous black fruit framed by savoury black olive and sagebrush notes, alongside loamy earth nuances. Exacting, fine-grained, velvety tannins carry a distinct cocoa-dust quality, calling to mind classic Rutherford terroir, which truly shines in this vintage. A notably mineral-rich year, the wine delivers that character in spades, layered with black and blue fruit through the long, resonant finish. Sourced from a mix of Oakville Ranch, Switchback Ridge, The Grade, Montagna on Pritchard Hill, and an additional highly regarded site in Rutherford. Aged for 18 months in 70% new French oak, with no fining or filtering.