Another 200-case production, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexis is slightly leafy and herbal on the nose, with hints of tomato leaf and sage accenting black cherries and cassis. In the mouth, it's full-bodied, supple and almost creamy in texture, rolling easily into a plush, velvety finish.

Made with 19% Merlot, this Cabernet’s tannins are quite hard and firm, giving it a tight astringency. Even so, the underlying fruit is so powerful, it breaks through in a mouthburst of blackberries, black cherries, black raspberries and an oaky, smoky richness that’s almost chocolaty. A very fine, intense and ageworthy wine that should develop bottle complexity over the next decade or more.——S.H.(4/1/2011)—— 92