Blackberries and lead pencil with asphalt, spice and violets. This is medium-to full-bodied with linear and very long tannins that go on and on. Racy and refined, with strength at the same time. Closed and tight now. Hints of toasted oak at the end. Give it time to show its greatness. Pure cabernet sauvignon. Best After 2025.

This has a pretty gorgeous core of dark plum, blackberry and black currant confiture notes that roll through slowly but surely, with a dark loamy accent for support and a backdrop of singed alder, sweet bay leaf and tobacco. Reveals a nice buried iron edge, too. Classic Oakville.

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Highest Beauty is pure brilliance and ranks with the finest wines of the vintage. This is a tiny production cuvée made with the idea of producing the best wine possible from the vineyard, and where most To Kalon lean toward the more powerful, sexy end of the spectrum, this beauty has an almost Pauillac-like style in its pure cassis, graphite, tobacco leaf, and lead pencil-like aromas and flavors. With fine tannins, medium to full-bodied richness, and just about flawless balance, it has the vibrancy, purity, and structure that makes this vintage so special. This will most likely flirt with perfection in 5-6 years and should have 25+ years of overall longevity. Rating: 98+

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Highest Beauty features a delicately lifted, minty aspect to the nose, along with classic notes of cassis and cedar—like all the To Kalon Vineyard Company wines, it was matured in 100% new French oak. It's medium to full-bodied, not overly rich or extracted, velvety and almost too easy to drink, showing a slight lack of richness on the mid-palate, yet finishing strong, with ample intensity and length. Best After 2023.