2016 Paul Sauer
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A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc, the dark ruby colored 2016 Paul Sauer offers aromas of caramel, black raspberry, plum and chocolate-covered cherries with hints of earth and leather in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, the palate shows more red fruit-dominated flavors of cassis, redcurrant and juicy black cherry with the perfumed oak expressions of vanilla, cinnamon and cardamom. The wine is balanced and has an open approachability in youth but can age for more than a decade. The wine ends with a a red-berry and cherry lift on the lingering finish. It's a lovely wine, but it's certainly the lightest of the bottlings from the last five years.
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Neal Martin
Anthony Mueller, Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Paul Sauer is a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc matured for 24 months in 100% new oak. It has a supremely well defined bouquet of pure blackberry, boysenberry and violet aromas, the oak seamlessly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins, perfectly pitched acidity and a caressing texture. This was actually tasted after a fantastic 1994 Paul Sauer was opened the previous night; who is to say that it will not age as well over the next quarter-century? Not only is this a superb wine, but it surely represents one of the best quality-to-price ratios in the world.