In the
years I have been reviewing Cabernet Sauvignon this particular wine has the
most cocoa/mocha elements I have ever tasted. To be clear, this is not a sweet
wine, nor does it taste like chocolate, but the quiet innuendo of these notes
suggests something compelling and interesting for Priest Ranch, which started
farming in the 1860s.
Of course
there is also what you want in Cabernet - blackberry boysenberry, lingonberry, plum
and blueberry, but this underlying dark deep mocha is intriguing. And this is
all Cab. The acidity is in check, the tannins are in check, but these dark
brooding elements are so noticeable and unlike most other wines you have ever
had. Aged in new and used French oak barrels for 20 months. This is a unique
one.
5,889
cases
ORIGIN: Napa
Valley, California
ALCOHOL:
14.8%
PRICE:
$50 /750 ml
SCORE: 91 POINTS
