2018 TOR Kenward Family, Melanson Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Case of 12 btls
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98AG97JS95RP
Critic key
RP = Robert ParkerAG = Antonio GalloniJS = James Suckling
- Rating
- AG98/JS97/RP95
- Producer
- TOR Kenward
- Vintage
- 2018
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Country
- United States
- Format
- Case
- Volume
- 750mL
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
AG98 "The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Melanson Vineyard is a total stunner. Silky yet potent, with tremendous depth, the Melanson captures all the best this site had to give in 2018. Savory herb, leather, spice, rose petal, tobacco and incense all saturate the palate. This vibrant, structured hillside Cabernet needs a few years in bottle, but it is vivid and exceptionally beautiful, even in the early going." Dec 2021 Vinus Media
Greg Melanson?s vineyard on Pritchard Hill is very steep, with rows running up and down the hill directly across from Colgin Winery. Beyond Colgin, its rocky face looks down at Napa Valley?s floor. The deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Melanson Vineyard is a little broody to begin, needing a good amount of swirling to reveal notes of chocolate-covered cherries, cr?me de cassis, molten licorice and preserved plums with hints of espresso, saut?ed herbs and crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate is packed with taut, muscular black fruit and supported by a firm foundation of grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. 360 cases were produced.
TOR Kenward Family, Melanson Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Greg Melanson?s vineyard on Pritchard Hill is very steep, with rows running up and down the hill directly across from Colgin Winery. Beyond Colgin, its rocky face looks down at Napa Valley?s floor. The deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Melanson Vineyard is a little broody to begin, needing a good amount of swirling to reveal notes of chocolate-covered cherries, cr?me de cassis, molten licorice and preserved plums with hints of espresso, saut?ed herbs and crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate is packed with taut, muscular black fruit and supported by a firm foundation of grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. 360 cases were produced.
TOR Kenward Family, Melanson Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley