Country: US / California
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Winery: Goldschmidt / Plus Single Vineyard Selection Vyborny Vineyard
Goldschmidt has held this single-vineyard Cabernet back for more than five years, an expensive proposition. And it needs even more time. Although it’s magnificent, the parts haven’t yet come together. It’s massive in blackberry and cassis liqueur flavors, and the tannins are pure Alexander Valley—soft and herbal—but the oak sticks out like a sore thumb. Put it in the cellar until at least 2018, and it could go far beyond that.