The world needs more renditions of Cabernet Sauvignon like this one — specifically, well-priced and well proportioned. It delivers ripe, but not over-ripe fruit flavors, and a wisp of vanilla-kissed oak. But savory and “not just fruit” accents peek through, creating balance and saving it from being fruit-heavy. Suave tannins mean you can open tonight to drink with the steak that’s coming off the grill.
Sebastiani, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
By Michael Apstein