WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
A lavish, yet bold, muscular style; bright acidity delivers an elegant and smooth finish. Beautifully balanced and undeniably distinct. Sourced from Klipsun's newly replanted vineyard blocks.
Blend: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 7% Syrah, 1% Malbec
TASTING NOTES:
Soft and supple in red fruit, dusty tannin, and integrated oak, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon is from younger plantings on the estate vineyard, with less new oak than the Altimus. Full-bodied, it shows the warmth of the year in concentrated blackberry and currant, graphite, and cacao nib. It finishes brightly balanced in elegant acidity.
- Jeb Dunnuck, 95 pts.
Graphite, tobacco, blackcurrants, blue plums and cedar on the nose of this polished and full-bodied red. It’s focused and firm, with dark fruit framed by tight-knit tannins. Tight for now. Better after 2027.
- James Suckling, 93 pts.
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon mixes spiced orange with crushed black cherries and hints of mint. Youthfully intense, this saturates the palate with primary concentration, showing masses of mineral-inflected red berry fruits carried across a silken textural wave. Tannic and long, the 2022 possesses a grippy structure, resonating with tart raspberry, mocha and a lingering note of white pepper.
- Vinous, 92 pts.
