2018 Evidence 'Of the Matter' Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder
A big mountain wine with high minerality, silky tannins and bold structure. Full frontal Black fruit and Blue fruit undertones are encapsulated within a moist, earthy, redwood forest influence in the mid-pallet, that slips down through a long and polished finish, with a lasting creamy mouthfeel. Wonderfully agile and integrated herbaceousness. Surprisingly approachable for a young BIG wine! Balanced!
Jeb Dunnuck
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Bruadair Vineyard comes from a higher elevation site on Mount Veeder and is all Clone337 of Cabernet Sauvignon. It's another deep purple-hued effort from this estate that offers a gorgeous perfume of crème de cassis, wildflowers, mountain scrub brush, cedar pencil, and graphite, with some background chocolaty oak nuances emerging with time in the glass. Where the Coombsville is rounder and softer, this beauty stays focused and precise, with full-bodied richness, ripe tannins, terrific overall balance, and a great finish. It benefits from plenty of air and should have 20-25 years of overall longevity. It's a beautiful mountain Cabernet from this great vintage.
James Suckling
Blackberry, pine cone, tar and wet earth. Ink, too. Medium to full body with integrated tannins that are dense, yet agile at the same time. Creamy, really long and polished. Fine, velvety tannins. Extremely beautiful and tailored. Drinkable now, but three or four years of bottle age will make it even better. Try after 2025.
Wine Enthusiast
This showcases the feral mountainous nature of the appellation well, blending 15% Malbec into polished, Cohesive whole. Juicy black cherry and cassis adorn a soft, well-integrated palate of powerful intensity and lasting elegance, the oak prominent and yet never in the way.