2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Spring Mountain

This is an amazing young wine with blackcurrant, iodine, oyster shell and tile. Crushed stone, too. Full-bodied, yet bright and linear, with great depth and intensity. Tensioned and formed with superb tannins. Framed and real. Speaks of the place. Give this four to five years of bottle age. One for the cellar. Try after 2027. (03/2022)

Also from two sites, the 2019 Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon is all Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 87% new French oak. It's another deeply hued Cabernet revealing a stunning bouquet of ripe red and black plums, graphite, bouquet garni, tobacco, and sappy flowers. Rich, full-bodied, gorgeously balanced, and lengthy on the palate, it deserves 4-5 years of bottle age and will keep for 20-25 years. As with most Spring Mountain releases, it shines just as much for its complexity, nuance, and balance as its power and richness. (12/2021)

The 2019 Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon comes mostly from the Wurtle vineyard near the bottom of Spring Mountain, which the Jackson family had been farming and has now purchased. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is a tad shut down to begin, revealing notes of crushed blackcurrants, boysenberries, and fresh plums with hints of dried herbs and iron ore. Full-bodied, the palate delivers a firm, grainy texture and well-knit freshness, featuring vibrant black fruits and a long, lifted finish. 1,418 cases were made. (06/2022)