VHR, Napa Valley

Notes

This 11th iteration of the Phillip’s family’s VHR unfurls from the glass gaining in nuance and refinement as it takes on air.Iinitial richness is shot through with sparks of red berry, a fine seam of graphite, cool gravelly stones and then blueberry. Still very much in its primary phase it hits the palate and the just opened bottle grips and holds the tongue with a cloak of fine tannins, a sleek rich pool of dark fruit behind. Mouth filling and clearly intense, yet also nimble and almost refreshing, this is both powerful and very precise, finishing long but also somehow airy and transparent. It is very impressive to see density, concentration and length allied to such energy, latent freshness and layer after layer of flavour. Superb!

Notes

The 2018 VHR – Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon is off the charts. What a wine. Nearly seamless in feel, the 2018 possesses tremendous stature and intensity from the very first taste. Dark-fleshed fruit, menthol, dried herbs, leather and graphite are some of the many notes that saturate the palate. The 2018 is a wine that continues to blossom, exceeding even my own early expectation. This is an especially fine showing, the best yet.

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