Honoring their grandfather Vernon Rhodes, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon V.R. Special is juicy and generous in the glass. It opens with aromas of chocolate-covered blueberries, black raspberries and dark cherries that waft with an undercurrent of floral elements and sweet baking spices that lift the nose. Full-bodied, complex, layered and robust, the wine bursts on the palate with firm, drying tannins that grip the gumline while showing impeccable balance. The wine concludes with a long, lingering finish and tannic edge that remains persistent in the mouth as a parting sensation of elevated alcohol rises up the esophagus. The wine rested for 20 months in French oak, 50% new. Only 3,600 bottles were made. Give it a shot.