2018 Caldwell Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
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More lifted blue fruits, violets, Asian spices, chocolate, and spring flower notes emerge from the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Caldwell Vineyard. All varietal sourced from a site in the cooler Coombsville appellation of Napa Valley, it’s another incredible wine from this label. With full-bodied richness, the hallmark purity and elegance of the 2018 vintage, solid mid-palate depth, and a great, great finish, it opens up nicely with time in the glass and is an incredibly impressive Cabernet Sauvignon. It will benefit for 2-4 years of bottle age and evolve for upwards of two decades.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Caldwell Vineyard is outrageous. Inky red fruit, dried herbs, rose petal, coffee and iron all emerge from a Cabernet that captures all of the magic of Coombsville. This intense yet mid-weight Cabernet Sauvignon is truly lights out. The 2018 is a blend taken from three blocks. I hope to have a chance to see how it ages. In a word: impressive.
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Caldwell Vineyard has a deep garnet-purple color and open-knit, ready-for-business scents of blackberry pie, stewed plums and warm cassis with suggestions of menthol, chocolate box, cedar chest and clove oil. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers mouth-filling, juicy black fruits and loads of mineral sparks, framed by ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and with wonderful purity.