2014 Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon Element 28
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I love the dusty texture and firmness to this wine. Medium to full body, a solid core of fruit and ripe tannins that remain attune and tense. Fresh finish. Needs two or three years to sort out the young phenolic structure still. Try in 2020.
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Robert Parker
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Element 28 emerges from the eastern hills of Napa overlooking Lake Hennessey. The wine has a dense, opaque purple color, a beautiful blackberry and cassis nose with some underlying minerality, a touch of forest floor and crushed rock, and a medium to full-bodied, moderately tannic finish. Forget this wine for 3-4 years and drink it over the following 20 years.
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Element 28 is a soft, easygoing wine to drink now and over the next few years, while the fruit remains vibrant.