2014 Dana Estates, Lotus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)

RP98 "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Lotus Vineyard is truly one of the profound wines of the vintage. Aged 24 months in 90% new French oak, it is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from their most precocious and earliest-to-ripen Cabernet site. Dense blue/purple, as are the other wines, it separates itself with its extraordinarily flowery, blueberry and blackberry-scented aromatics. The wine is dense and multidimensional, full-bodied and opulent, with low acidity and fabulous silky, pure fruit. This wine is best drunk over the next two decades. Production of the Lotus single-vineyard is the smallest, at 250 cases." RP Oct 2016

JD98 My favorite of the 2014s was the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Lotus Vineyard. This site lies at the base of Howell Mountain and is a steep, hillside vineyard. Straight-up awesome notes of red and black fruits, dried flowers, spice, and lead pencil shavings all flow to a full-bodied, powerful 2014 that has no hard edges, perfect balance between its fruit, tannins, and acidity, and a finish that won’t quit. It’s up with the crème de la crème of the vintage and will cruise for 20-25 years or more." JD Jan 2019

JS98 "Cherry blossom, orange peel, currants and peaches. A kaleidoscope of fruits. So perfumed with heaps of rose petals. Full and powerful yet finely tuned and polished. Finish of mushrooms and dark chocolate. So expressive." JS Jan 2017

"This estate has turned into one of the superstars of Napa Valley thanks to the energetic and visionary ownership of Korean Hi Sang Lee and his son, along with the winemaking guru Philippe Melka. These are all sensational wines coming from some of the best sites in Napa Valley. All of the 2014s out of bottle showed slightly better than they did from a barrel tasting a year ago." Robert Parker Published: Oct 28, 2016