A barrel sample, the opaque purple-black colored 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Jack's Masterpiece is quite closed and needs a bit of coaxing to reveal notes of fragrant earth, espresso, licorice and fungi with a cassis and plum preserves core plus a touch of dried herbs. The palate is full, firm, grainy and built like brick house with muscular fruit and an herbal lift on the finish.