1985 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Mountain

This wine has consistently been an excellent performer. The fine Laurel Glen winery, which has made even better Cabernet Sauvignons during the decade of the nineties, fashioned a 1985 with plenty of jammy, sweet blackcurrant fruit, an element of smoke, herb, and licorice, full body, a complex, multidimensional personality, adequate acidity, and a lush, heady, glycerin and alcohol-imbued finish. The tannins appear to have completely melted away. Readers can expect well-stored examples of this fully mature Cabernet to last for at least 10-12 years.