Brion Wise Cabernet Sauvignon Caldwell 2014

“We’re right between 300 and 600 feet, so it’s a sweet spot in elevation. When Coombsville has fog, this is where it burns off first; when there is frost down below, we’re protected. We ripen late and it’s almost a northwest exposure with more rock than soil. We’ve got good intensity, good acidity, distinct from anywhere else in the district.”

—John Caldwell, founder & owner, caldwell vineyard

Tasting Notes: The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Caldwell Vineyard in Coombsville is a massive, big, virile style of Cabernet Sauvignon with an opaque purple color, terrific intensity, gorgeous fruit and loads of purity, but also earthiness. Consultant Mark Herold said he worked with only the finest Cabernet block from this vineyard planted with clones 337 and 15. Drink it over the next 15-20 years. RP95+, robertparker.com Focus, complex and elegant; blue-black fruits with fine-grained tannins; vibrant fruit through the finish.