Solidly built for the vintage, with a muscular core of dark currant and plum fruit backed by warm earth, melted licorice and a flash of menthol. Reveals a sweet tobacco hint at the very end, with the fruit keeping pace. Drink now through 2035. 456 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Oakville Select to Add

Vivid and polished, with a beautiful beam of plum, a?aí berry and blackberry puree flavors that glisten as they cruise through, picking up light violet, apple wood and warm earth accents along the way. A lovely tang of iron resonates through the finish. A wine of poise. Drink now through 2040. 431 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Oakville Select to Add

Brimming with dark currant, blackberry and boysenberry compote flavors, this has a backdrop of anise, violet and sweet bay leaf for added range and contrast, all supported by nicely buried energy. Really packed, with the terroir-driven structure that is the hallmark of this vintage. Best from 2023 through 2038. 451 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Oakville Select to Add

Sourced from the southern end of Oakville (behind Brix restaurant), the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is Clone 337. Scents of cinnamon, blackberries, cassis and cedar mark the nose, while the palate is medium to full-bodied, a bit more streamlined and potentially age-worthy but not as plush and generous as either the Coombsville or Rutherford bottlings.

Textbook Oakville Cabernet, with a swath of loam, warmed cassis and plum reduction flavors carried by dense yet pliant structure, all while notes of menthol and sweet bay leaf flash throughout. Very solidly built for the vintage. Best from 2022 through 2034. 232 cases made.??–JM??Region: California / Napa / Oakville Select to Add