Critic Reviews
98 Points - James Halliday, Wine Companion
“The high quality vintage shines through this wine, illuminating its intricate multifaceted complexity; almost, but not quite, juicy cassis fruit is swathed in perfectly balanced French oak and gently ripe tannins. The only problem will be keeping your hands off it. Special. (Drink by 2042)”
96 Points - James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com
“A beautifully concentrated bold and ripe nose that has a lot of classy cedary oak and a core of cassis, dark cherry, blueberry and sweet spices, really nicely integrated; some gently earthy notes too. Great definition on the palate, really structured for the long haul. Deep and rich with plum and dark cherry flavors, cassis and mulberry too. Needs time, best from 2020.”
95 Points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
“A fascinating Moss Wood cabernet. With this 2012, tannin is back in town, assertive now, as if eager to make up for lost time. It tastes of blackcurrant, cranberry, mulberry and smoky cedar, with the prettiness of violets and the sweet surging seduction of redcurrant adding velocity as much as power. It gives the wine an authority that's been missing. (95+ pts)”
94 Points - Josh Raynolds, Vinous
“Brilliant ruby. Powerful, assertively perfumed aromas of fresh black and blue fruits, cured tobacco, cedary oak and potpourri. Sappy, densely packed and energetic on the palate, offering vibrant, spice-tinged cassis and mulberry flavors and an emerging mineral nuance. Finishes alluringly sweet and extremely long, with fine-grained tannins coming up slowly and adding grip.”
