![]() ![]() awarding a prize of a Kindle Fire e-reader to the first commenter to correctly guess this year's top wine before it was announced. Unfiltered was impressed with the number of Top 10 wines prognosticated by Wellesley's readers. "Senelwine" guessed Château de St.-Cosme Gigondas 2009, our No. 10 wine, "Mike M" guessed Quinta do Vallado Touriga Nacional Douro 2008, our No. Editors’ Choice.7 wine, "James Z" guessed Baer Ursa Columbia Valley 2008, our No. There’s oak influence, but it is well integrated with the fruit. ![]() The medium-bodied palate offers tobacco and red berry flavors ensconced in ultrafine, leathery tannins. This wine is elegant and finessed, with aromas of bright red current, cedar, smoke, pencil lead, rose, bay leaf and baking spices. #Radio silence cabernet seriesLeeuwin Estate 2013 Art Series Cabernet Sauvignon (Margaret River) $60, 93 points. A complete and delicious wine now, enjoy through 2026. It’s harmonious and balanced, with all the components strong and upfront. #Radio silence cabernet fullThe palate is full and lush, with rich and opulent dark-fruit flavors that are framed by bold, structuring tannins and lifted by ample acidity, as well as pronounced oak and licorice spice tones. ![]() This suave, seductive wine opens with forward aromas of black currant, blackberry and mentholated plum that are hit by green, earthy tones of tobacco leaf, licorice root and flower stem. M.K.Īnthonij Rupert 2012 Vinified and Bottled on Lormarins Cabernet Sauvignon (Franschhoek) $80, 94 points. The palate lands softly and then the tannins rise up, offering savory flavors of charred beef, dark chocolate and black cherry. Inky in the glass, this rich and structured bottling offers a plump black-currant aroma, along with pinches of pepper and tightly woven oak. V.B.ĭaou 2016 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Paso Robles) $56, 94 points. Integrated beautifully, it shows balance and power in equal measure. Rich and full bodied, it has additional complexity from small amounts of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. This wine is pretty, floral and compact in red fruit, the texture soft and billowy on the palate. Sean SullivanĪlpha Omega 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) $102, 95 points. The flavors show intense depth, richness and hedonism, and the finish seems endless. The aromas draw you into the glass, evoking anise, blackberry, black raspberry, graphite and exotic spices. This hails from Champoux, Lake Wallula, Palengat and Wallula Gap Vineyards. Quilceda Creek 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Columbia Valley) $200, 96 points. Structured as it goes, it finishes soft and silky. Opening in cedar, clove and cinnamon, it follows with a dusting of cocoa powder and toasted oak, before it offers a lingering thread of mineral in the form of crushed rock, violet, red and black currant. This is a stunningly beautiful wine at this price point, age-worthy and complex, it will stay with you long after it’s gone. Lail 2016 Blueprint Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) $80, 96 points. Thank You! We've received your email address, and soon you will start getting exclusive offers and news from Wine Enthusiast. Oak, clove and graphite dot a landscape of bold structure on the palate, with bright acidity balancing the concentration and grip. With a tiny 3% addition of Cabernet Franc, this wine is defined by aromas of violet and crushed rock. Larkmead 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) $135, 97 points. This is delightfully enjoyable now, but can stand up to aging enjoy best 2020–2030. Leather, black cherry and dark chocolate highlight a midpalate of finely polished, tamed tannin and integrated oak. This understated, elegant study in the variety opens in beguiling aromas of floral rose before opening into a finely made, structured and gracefully constructed wine that’s fully in balance. Matt KettmannĬorison 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (St. The palate is soft and extremely expressive, with blueberry, black pepper, firm midpalate tannins and a finish that’s redolent of cappuccino candies. Dark and thick in the glass, aromas of black currant and blueberry meet with roasted coffee, chocolate syrup and baked plum on the wondrous nose. Vintner Austin Hope, whose family is intertwined in the rise of Paso Robles, spent years working to release a wine of this caliber. Roger VossĪustin Hope 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Paso Robles) $50, 97 points. Its power comes from the structure as much as the fruit, promising a wine with an immensely long life ahead of it. This wine conveys density but its richness is sublimated by the complex structure and beautiful ripe fruit. Château Ducru Beaucaillou 2016 Saint-Julien $210, 98 points. ![]()
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