2018 Kinsman Eades La Voleuse du Chagrin
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon La Voleuse Du Chagrin is a beauty and just about pure perfection in a glass. Brought up in 70% new French oak, it has an inky purple color as well as a deep, powerful, full-bodied style that also carries a wonderful sense of weightlessness and finesse. Blackcurrants, truffles, liquid violets, chocolate, and tobacco are just some of its nuances, and it's complex, with a layered, elegant mouthfeel and beautiful tannins. An incredibly complex, satisfying, oh-so-impressive 2018, it's going to benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age (you'd be forgiven for opening one sooner) and will have 20-25 years of overall longevity.
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Blackberries, blueberries, plums and herbs on the nose. Itâs full-bodied with dusty tannins. Chalky texture on the palate with a core of fruit. Structured and polished with a lightly austere finish. Drink in 2023 and onwards.
A new wine in this range, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon La Voleuse du Chagrin emerges from a tiny parcel in Calistoga that was once considered part of Eisele Vineyard and that went into that wine for many years. The 2018 is a powerful, explosive wine that announces its presence with sweeping, dramatic grandeur. Layers of dark fruit, smoke, chocolate, espresso, menthol and graphite fill out the layers effortlessly. The tannins feel huge, even though the Voleuse has the lowest tannins of the three 2018s in this lineup. No matter, the 2018 is a deeply moving wine of statuesque beauty. Don't miss it. (AG) 98+
A new addition to the Kinsman Eades lineup, the fruit for this wine comes from Geeslin vineyard, which is based in Calistoga, off Pickett Road and next to Eisele vineyard. The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon La Voleuse du Chagrin is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Very deep garnet-purple colored, it leaps from the glass with vibrant notions of red and black currants, black cherries and wild blueberries plus hints of candied violets, dark chocolate, Sichuan pepper and forest floor. The full-bodied palate has fantastic concentration and depth, supported by a taut structure of wonderfully ripe, velvety tannins and seamless freshness, finishing with epic length. Seductively opulent and beautifully poised, this is one of the most exciting new single-vineyard expressions out of Napa Valley in recent years and well worth seeking out! 203 cases were made.