Oakville Ranch Cabernet Sauv 2018 750ml (No Barcode) sanfranciscobay first planted to Bordelais varieties

first planted to Bordelais varieties by Marchese Maro Incisa della Rochetta in the 1940s

menthol aftertaste

The oak here mutes a lot of typical Cabernet flavors–not by adding a vanilla overlay

which is bursting with fruit from the moment that cork is out

Partial malolactic fermentation on 17% of the wine gives this beautiful body

Oakville Ranch Cabernet Sauv 2018 750ml (No Barcode) sanfranciscobay first planted to Bordelais varietiesOn the palate this is full bodied and incredibly structured with a dense, layered mouthfeel and a core of beautifully ripe black blue fruit character with exotic spices, violets and iron that resonate through the wine.