2018 Macauley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Napa Valley

This vintage is like a great novel, first creating a setting and a mood and then laying out a complex tale of twists and turns with every flip of the page.  In the 2018 Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon shows its colder side; that is to say, the black, inward side of fruit. It opens with soothing tones of black cherry and dried currants, conjuring the smells of rain, pavement and wet iron.  It is an ethereal experience.  Then, the bouquet peels back to reveal sweet ripe black fruit, cassis, and tart cherry. The mouthfeel shows that this is a wine of complete harmony, as any great Reserve should be.  You’ll feel the youthful sting of acidic finesse and tannins that are poised to age well in this release of 225 cases.