2018 Hertelendy Cabernet Sauvignon
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is based on 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, and the balance Malbec and Merlot. Beautiful crème de cassis, blueberries, flowers, cedarwood, tobacco, and rocky, mineral-like notes emerge from the glass, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a layered, seamless texture, building tannins, and a great finish. This rich, powerful 2018 has the vintage's purity and freshness, stunning overall balance, and the class to evolve for 20 years or more.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is an attractive, easygoing wine to drink now and over the next handful of years. Ripe dark plum, chocolate, spice and new oak open nicely in the glass. The only thing the 2018 lacks is mid-palate depth. As it is, the 2018 comes across as a bit light.
The very deep purple-black colored 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec and 1% Merlot. It opens with vibrant fresh blackberry, cassis and redcurrant jelly scents with wafts of pencil lead, tar and fragrant earth. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is chock-full of bright, crunchy red and black fruits, supported by grainy tannins and lovely freshness, finishing long and earthy.