94,Wine Enthusiast
This reserve wine shows a deft hand. A red currant tone is met by a mild grip of tannins and a soft midpalate that is lightly rich in coconut shavings and mocha. Supple and balanced in richness, it offers classic flavors of cassis and cherry wrapped in supportive oak.
93, Wine Spectator
Aromas of dark berry, fresh-cut herbs, cedary oak and gravelly earth are tight and well-centered. Still raw and edgy, but nothing a year or two won’t resolve. Patience required. Best from 2020 through 2033.
94 Points, Wine Enthusiast – 93 Points, Wine Spectator
To find a Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon still available from 2014 is ridiculously rare. Critics went nuts about the vintage, with Wine Spectator calling it a “dream vintage” and James Suckling calling it the best in two decades in the Napa Valley. After all that, unsurprisingly not many of the top bottles can be found anywhere besides collector’s cellars. Certainly not ones that have big scores, such as today’s wine (94 pts, Wine Enthusiast – 93 pts, Wine Spectator). Luckily, I’m well connected.