2018 Stewart Cabernet Sauvignon Nomad Beckstoffer Las Piedras

Another brilliant Cabernet from this vintage is the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon NOMAD Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard, and it's possibly the finest wine I've tasted from this estate. Revealing a vivid purple hue as well as fabulous aromatics of pure crème de cassis, chocolate, unsmoked tobacco, and cedar pencil, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a rare mix of power and finesse, polished tannins, and a great, great finish. Drink bottles any time over the coming two decades. Give it plenty of air if drinking any time soon.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Nomad Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras has a fragrant nose of black plums, warm cassis, lavender and black raspberries, with touches of tilled soil, wild sage and underbrush. The elegantly styled, medium to full-bodied palate is taut and soft-spoken with fine-grained tannins and an earthy finish.