Decanter 95 – best Jordan Cabernet ever:
Longtime winemaker Rob Davis' masterful balancing act scuppered Mother Nature in a vintage that delivered at least five major heat spikes, along with late-season fires. Luckily for Jordan, harvest was wrapped up by 6 October, well before the fires struck. The wine is impressively fresh, with ripe blackberry, lofty purple florals and sweet cedar aromas courtesy of ageing in 100% French oak. Fine-grained yet grippy tannins coat the full-bodied palate, packed with unctuous layers of blue and black fruits, tobacco, violets and graphite through a cocoa-dusted finish. A real standout from a challenging vintage.
(But then Davis has a history of this: his very first vintage, 1976, was a very difficult drought year, and he made one of the most beautiful Cabernets of the vintage.)
The Wine Enthusiast also rates this the best Jordan Cabernet to date:
Earthy in composted earth and crushed rock, this elegant wine is lifted by bright red fruit and floral highlights. Plum, currant and subtle oak combine on the palate for a textured, balanced and enjoyable outcome.
A classically elegant and classy Jordan Cabernet.