2019 Du MOL Cabernet Sauvignon Ballard Vineyard
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Mild days and warm at night because the valley-floor heat ascends. In a clearing in the forest at the top of the mountain that’s a 1-acre parcel in a 25-acre site owned by a Swiss lady and developed with Aaron Pott (ex Newton). It was planted to French clones 25 years ago on deep, well-drained soil. Minty, pure, with quite a bit of tannin. Very expressive. Fresh and dry on the end. Very pure. (JR)
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Jancis Robinson MW
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Ballard Vineyard is fabulous. Rich and voluptuous in the glass, with striking presence, the 2019 is the sort of wine that will disappear at the dinner table in an instant. Silky tannins wrap around a core of dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal and mocha, with bright Spring Mountain acids that extend the finish effortlessly. This sumptuous, open-knit Cabernet is a real head-turner.
Intense blackberry and olive with lead pencil. Full-bodied and tight with fine tannins that spread across the palate and deliver a caressing texture and form. Drinkable now, but will age very well.
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Ballard Vineyard is fabulous. Rich and voluptuous in the glass, with striking presence, the 2019 is the sort of wine that will disappear at the dinner table in an instant. Silky tannins wrap around a core of dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, rose petal and mocha, with bright Spring Mountain acids that extend the finish effortlessly. This sumptuous, open-knit Cabernet is a real head-turner.