2015 Round Pond Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
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The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot, and the rest Merlot that spent 18 months in 95% new French oak. It offers a ripe, forward, fruit-loaded style as well as plenty of spice, blackcurrant and black raspberry fruit, medium to full body, and sweet tannins. It's a totally charming, satisfying Cabernet to drink over the coming decade.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has turned out beautifully. Dark, sumptuous and powerful, the 2015 is a super-attractive wine. Sweet red cherry, rose petal, mint and pomegranate are woven together in a racy Cabernet with no hard edges, good freshness for the year and terrific overall balance. Silky, polished tannins add to the wine's considerable appeal. The Reserve can get a bit lost in Round Pond's range, but it is arguably the wine that best captures the personality of this Rutherford site.
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a deep garnet-purple color with a crème de cassis, plum preserves and balsamic-scented nose with hints of dried herbs, cedar and black olives. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated in the mouth with a velvety texture, it's spicy on the finish.
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is another wine with tons of potential. Richly textured and ample on the palate, the 2015 possesses superior depth and intensity. Hints of smoke, graphite, menthol and dark spices infuse this unctuous, expressive Cabernet. The 2015 Reserve is of course very, very young, but it already shows considerable promise.