2014 CADE Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
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The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is another beautifully polished, balanced wine. Red and black fruits, flowers, iron, and bouquet garni all define the aromatics, and it’s full-bodied, with seamless tannins, a great mid-palate, and no shortage of length on the finish. This is another remarkable wine from this team that can be drunk any time over the coming 15 years.
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The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, which is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon (and finished with a screwcap), cuts a broader swath even than the regular bottling, shows sightly sweeter tannin, perhaps more ripeness, but is plush, voluptuously textured, deep, full-bodied and impressively endowed. There is no reason to defer gratification, as this wine is already singing and expressive. Drink it over the next 15 or so years.
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is bright and aromatically lifted, but it also has tons of depth and fruit voluptuousness. This is another fairly open-knit, opulent Howell Mountain Cabernet that emphasizes accessibility over structure. The Reserve has more richness, intensity and concentration than the Estate, but it is pretty similar in style.
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve shows off lovely mid-palate depth and pliancy, with plenty of nuance. Today, the 2014 is a bit raw and unpolished, but it nevertheless offers terrific potential. So far, the differences between the estate's two Cabernets are not especially marked.