The estate-grown 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, with pinches of Malbec, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Aged 20 months in 55% new French oak, there's a hint of dark chocolate accenting ripe cherries and cassis on the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate is silky and fine, finishing long and softly dusty.

Friendly, with a gush of plum sauce, boysenberry pate de fruit, bramble and anise notes pumping through, flanked by roasted apple wood and violet. Shows more guts than finesse stylistically, but with good energy and focus. Best from 2024 through 2034. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 1,246 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Napa Valley Select to Add