Wine & Spirits rated this outstanding at $60, saying:
An open, racy cabernet, this has the cool feel of stone in a deep well, that tannic depth completely filled by ripe plum fruit. Brighter notes of cherries and cranberries emerge with air, and the wine retains its lively feel, suggesting it will improve over the next several years in bottle.
They in fact rated it equal to the great 2013 vintage of the 100-point and $250 organic St-Helena Cabernet everybody knows so well!
Sheehan and Cauble say:
Featuring opulent layers of blackberry, bing cherry and juicy red fruit character that unfold with complex nuances of violet and mocha. Ample, mature tannins provide firm structure and rich texture for the mouth filling flavors. This rich, generous Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is approachable and delicious now.
One of the secrets to this wine’s quality (aside from where it’s from) is that it’s 90% Cabernet Sauvignon with a relatively high 10% Petit Verdot. (As with the 100-point Cabernet there’s no Merlot.) Aged in all French oak, with 60% new.
