Hand-Picked October 4, 2018, the 2018 is a complete knockout, with phenomenal potential. To my palate, these are some of the best wines that Napa has seen in almost a decade. I felt particularly bullish about the 2013 and the 2016 vintages, but the 2018’s have a finesse, an elegance and a silkiness of tannins that is unmatched in recent memory.

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has a deep garnet-purple color, opening with notions of redcurrant jelly, black raspberries, warm cassis and hints of cinnamon stick, rose oil and cedar chest . The medium to full-bodied palate is packed with black and red fruits, framed by silky tannins and finishing long with a pronounced herbal lift.