Composed of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% of Syrah and 8% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Chester Kidder is ripe, juicy and firm in the glass. The nose opens to a dark, dusty core of fruits with notions of graphite, plum skin and blackberry jus before elegant oak tones waft with notions of juicy tobacco, cigar box and wet rocks. Full-bodied, tight-knit and balanced on the palate, the wine offers seductive oak tones of sweet vanilla, hints of herbs, succulent acidity and fine-grained tannins. The wine concludes with a gorgeous, lingering finish and will have no problem aging well past its 15th birthday.