2019 Cabernet Sauvignon - Grand Vin

I always love this Cabernet from this team, and while it's never the biggest or richest wine from the Valley, it always has a Château Lafite-like elegance and poise. The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from the estate vineyard, that was raised in 80% new French oak. Beautiful, classic notes of crème de cassis, freshly sharpened pencils, tobacco, violets, and Asian spices dominate the bouquet, and it's medium to full-bodied, with flawless balance, wonderfully integrated tannins and acidity, and just a beautiful, seamless, regal style that's something to behold. It's going to benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age, and I suspect it will still be drinking brilliantly in 30, 40, maybe even 50 years. (12/2021)