2014 Plumpjack Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve McWilliam's Vineyard
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The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is flat-out gorgeous, and I’d put this up with the best in the vintage. Full-bodied, deep, layered, and plush, with an incredibly sexy, layered style, it offers up a crazily complex bouquet of red and black fruits, iron, flowers, and olive tapenade. The tannins are completely integrated, it’s flawlessly balanced, and drinking so well today it’s impossible to resist. It has another 15 years of longevity, but there’s no need to hold off.
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The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot) is a nearly impenetrable purple black color, and offers a shockingly intense and compelling set of aromatics, consisting of blueberry and blackberry liqueur, charcoal, incense and spring flowers. Extremely full, massive, and highly extracted, but not broodish or rustic, this is a sensational wine, with loads of blue and black fruits, great definition, vibrant acidity, and ripe but substantial tannins. This is a 40- to 50-year wine, which is somewhat unusual for this vintage. It is approachable now, but give it 7-8 years of cellaring at minimum.
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is rich, ample and also aromatically expressive, as so many wines are in this vintage. Raspberry jam, wild flowers, cinnamon, mint and anise add lift throughout. Medium in body and gracious, the Reserve is every bit as alluring as it was last year. The oak needs time to integrate fully, but that should not be an issue by the time the wine is ready to drink.
Plumpjack's 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is dark, bold and juicy. Crème de cassis, blueberry jam, spices, French oak and mint are all laced together. Forward, supple and expressive, the 2014 offers terrific depth as well as plenty of near to medium term appeal.