The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon from their vineyard in St. Helena is a slightly richer, broader and more profoundly deep style of Cabernet Sauvignon than the 2012 with a nearly opaque ruby/purple color, with sweet black cherry and blackcurrant fruit in the intense and persistent aromatics. Full-bodied with the same alcohol as the 2012 (14.8%), the wine cuts a broad swath across the palate without any sense of heaviness. Pure and ripe but still youthful and relatively unevolved, this should be cellared for another 3-5 years and drink over the following two decades.

The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon may ultimately be as good as the 2013, which is not easy. Beautiful sweet blueberry and black raspberry fruit and cassis are all present in this wine that has fabulous purity, a full-bodied mouthfeel, sweet tannin and a long finish. The final judgement will be from bottle, but this is a strong 2014.