2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder

The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and usually my favorite from Betty O’Shaughnessy. She produces just under 1,200 cases of this wine, which has the classic blueberry, blackberry and acacia flower nose that comes from the high elevations of this wild and backward mountain area in southern Napa Valley. Dense bluish/purple to the rim, with loads of blueberries on the palate, big-time glycerin, sweet tannin, low acidity and a long, layered finish, this is terrific wine to drink now and over the next 20-25 years.

The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder is superb. A classic Mount Veeder Cabernet, it soars from the glass with striking aromatics. Bright red-toned fruit, iron, chalk, mint, white pepper and blood orange all race across the palate. Still very young, the 2014 is absolutely stellar today. I loved this wine when it was first released, and I love it today. Superb.