2019 L'Aventure Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

Lots of black ink, blueberries, blackberries and pine needles on the nose. Full-bodied and creamy with loads of fruit and velvety tannins. Pure fruit. This is very solid. Round tannins with a fresh undertone. 95% cabernet sauvignon and 5% petite verdot. This needs three to five years of softening. Try after 2027.

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve checks in as 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot that was aged 15 months in new barrels. It’s another seamless, incredibly pure, focused expression of this variety that will stand up to any Cabernet out there. Lots of crème de cassis, lead pencil, sweet tobacco, and chalky minerality all flow to a full-bodied red with ultra-fine tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish. It’s going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age, and I suspect it won’t hit its early stages of maturity until after a solid decade.