2018 Reserve Speciale Cabernet Sauvignon
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve Spéciale is terrific. Deep, dense and beautifully balanced, the 2018 captures all the stylistic signatures that make the Arrowood Cabernets so appealing. Black cherry, plum, spice, new leather, licorice and chocolate are wonderfully fused together. Give this powerhouse a few years to soften.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve Spéciale matured for 32 months in 70% new French oak and was bottled without fining or filtration. Opaque ruby in color, it opens very slowly to wafts of pencil shavings, tobacco and cedar, with a core of blueberry and cassis. The full-bodied palate offers power and detail, with generous, grainy tannins, rounded acidity and a very long, fragrant finish. It has the stuffing and strength to be very long lived in the cellar and will require plenty of time before all the nuances of this barrel selection fully emerge. It will be released in 2023. 390 cases were made.