2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville is deep garnet-purple in color. After a swirl or two, it bursts from the glass with flamboyant notes of warm cassis, blackberry pie, and juicy plums leading to hints of star anise, cinnamon stick, lilacs, and tilled soil. The medium to full-bodied palate offers surprising elegance, with fine-knit black fruit and spice layers framed by velvety tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with epic length.
98/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent

From Coombsville, one of the fresher areas of Napa, with fog influence, packed full of black fruits, more punchy and concentrated than the Cerro Sur from the same estate. Expect dark fruits and layers of liqourice and graphite, together with a restrained and slighly chalky feel to the tannins. Grippy, freshly-grated slate texture with a refreshing hit on the finish, hangs on in there delivering waves of flavour. This will age for a good decade or more. Harvest September 30 to October 7, 50% new oak. Natural yeasts, low intervention, no filtering or fining. Owners, viticulturalists and winemakers Annie Favia and Andy Erickson. Tasted twice.
96/100 Jane Anson