2014 Rudius Cabernet Sauvignon Savory Estate Vineyard
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The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Savory Estate is dense, powerful and tightly wound. Grilled herb, leather, smoke, game and incense give the 2014 its distinctly earthy, savory profile that adds layers of nuance to a core of super-ripe fruit. Dark and deeply pitched in the glass, the 2014 needs time to be at its best. This, too, is very nicely done.
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The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Savory Estate contains a splash of Cabernet Franc (3%) co-fermented with the Cabernet Sauvignon, from vines planted in 1998 by Ric Forman at 1,730 feet in elevation. Deep garnet-purple colored, it gives up gregarious crème de cassis, Black Forest cake and mulberries notes with touches of bay leaves, violets and dark chocolate plus a waft of cigar box. Full-bodied and packed with muscular black fruits, it has a firm, grainy frame and a long, layered finish. 220 cases were made.
From a Howell Mountain estate vineyard located at 1,700 feet above sea level, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Savory Estate is a textbook example of this mountain terroir and offers terrific blue fruits, tobacco, cedar pencil, and crushed rocks. Possessing remarkable purity of fruit, full-bodied richness, integrated acidity, and ample tannin, this beauty has the purity and balance to drink nicely today yet needs a full 4-5 years of bottle age. It’s going to age for three decades. Hats off to winemaker Jeff Ames! These Rudius releases at the baby of winemaker Jeff Ames, who’s also the talent behind the wines of Tor Kenward.