2016 is turning out to be an amazing vintage for Cabernet Sauvignon in California, and this wine joins a pair of wines from that region and year that I’ve scored at this level. It’s all here and then some in this glass, with power and grace that continues long after the liquid leaves your palate. Blackberry, cassis, olive, faint dried herbs, polished tannins, lively acidity, perfectly chosen oak – all presented in layers that dance in and out of the spotlight. It’s completely satisfying now, and will gain complexity and elegance for the next twenty years. Yet another fine achievement for ZD, and another marker of a great Napa Valley vintage. A Platinum Award winner at the 2020 Monterey International Wine Competition.
ZD Wines, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
By Rich Cook