2018 Brandlin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2018 vintage was a long, slightly cool season, devoid of heat spikes and late rains which offered ample hangtime through a glorious autumn for the fruit to mature without losing its underpinning structure and true character. The beauty of this ridgetop vineyard is its ability to produce wines of structure and balance. Our 2018 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is the essence of Mount Veeder, a beguiling balance of complex, sophisticated aromatics and fruit intensity wed to a core of taut yet silky tannins. Notes of cassis, lingonberry, black cherry, and crushed cocoa come to the fore with hints of violets, thyme, black tea, and kirsch all layer on a bed of velvety tannin.

A Wine Spectator Top 100 Wine of 2021

94 Points - Wine Enthusiast, Decanter, James Suckling

93 Points - Wine Spectator

92 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

91 Points - Vinous

90 Points - Wine Advocate