Black currant and lead pencil aromas with some violet undertones. Full-bodied with lots of berries and open-grained tannins that are polished yet slight firm in the finish. Needs time to soften. Better after 2025.

Loaded with frankly ripe and nicely juicy mulberry, plum and blackberry fruit, while hints of licorice root, alder and warm earth skirt underneath. Revealing a slight hint of grain on the finish, this is otherwise very solid for the vintage. Drink now through 2035. 1,528 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Napa Valley Select to Add

Dark but fresh, with mulberry and black currant fruit laced with apple wood, anise and tobacco. Shows nice energy from start to finish, with a late cast iron accent giving this a solid feel through the finish. Best from 2023 through 2036. 2,589 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Napa Valley Select to Add

A solid, direct Cab, with a core of cassis and dark cherry compote flavors laced liberally with singed cedar and vanilla. Ends with bittersweet cocoa and tobacco notes through the finish. Drink now through 2032. 2,298 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Napa Valley Select to Add

Etude's blended 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley skews toward bench-land vineyards from Rutherford and further south (Oakville, Coombsville). The nose features a gently lifted quality, blackberries and cassis underscored by dark chocolate. Full-bodied and sturdy, framed by firm tannins, this is not a wimpy, generic blend but a rich wine with some aging potential, finishing velvety and long.