Young Cabernet can be a chore to taste – one has to work through the layers of structure to dig out the future promised but buried in the wine’s early days. The chore proves worthwhile here, with vibrant fruit lurking under the dense tannins, which will soften up over time. Violets, cassis, and earth tones are dominant now, but I would give this a good long time – say ten years for openers – to let everything it has to offer come to the fore.
Turnbull, Oakville, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
By Rich Cook