Here is a wine that, from the very first sniff, is sure to make even the most hard-to-please Cabernet Sauvignon lovers sit up and take note. Its utterly gorgeous aromas of extraordinarily deep, beautifully defined, cassis-like fruit are overlain by lovely oak that brings a tantalizing touch of crèmebrûlée sweetness into play. While it is very solidly structured with the tannin's to age for years and years, its altogether unrelenting fruit effortlessly outdistances its youthful grip and astringency. It is a wine that serious collectors of fine Cabernet's who know the rewards of patience will not want to not miss, and bringing it to the table any sooner than a half-decade hence would, in our minds, be a near-unforgivable sin. 

Bright and lively, with a wide array of violet, sweet bay leaf and anise notes leading off, followed by a solid core of blackberry, boysenberry and plum paste flavors. Shows lots of energy through the finish, with a buried iron spine holding everything in place. Rock-solid. Best from 2022 through 2036.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Rattlesnake opens a little broody with notes of crushed rocks, tar and tilled soil over a core over baked plums, warm cassis and mulberries. Medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy-textured, it delivers lovely freshness and an elegant, well-poised finish.

Big intense cassis, with cedar, cloves, and coffee. Ripe rounded tannins, and a rich long finish. Wonderful poise, one for the long haul.

This shows ripe dark-fruit character with notes of licorice, cloves, leather and a touch of musk. Full-bodied and plush with a ripe-fruit core on the palate, chewy tannins and a long finish. This needs time for the tannins to soften.