Tasting Notes

WA94–96

There are 1,100 cases of the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Solari, which is also aged 20 months in 70% new French oak. It is a more tannic, backward and structured effort, which is somewhat of an anomaly for the way most 2012s performed. It is meant for long-term cellaring and will require 3-5 years of bottle age once it is released. The wine reveals lots of smoky graphite notes intermixed with mulberry, black currant and floral characteristics. Some wood is noticeable and the formidable tannins are obvious, but the wine is super-rich, powerful, muscular and masculine. Forget it for 3-5 years and drink it over the following three decades.

JS95

A wine with sliced mushroom, bark and spice plus berry and dark chocolate. Full body with forest flower, bramble, and light earth. Powerful and rich. A wonderful expression of cabernet sauvignon from here. Pure cab.

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