Fresh, lifted, and resonant with blueberry, blackberry, graphite, and dried violets. Terrifically juicy on entry, packed with ripe fruit redolent of blueberry, black cherry, and crushed blackberry. The core of silken concentrated fruit is buoyed by firm, chewy tannin with a dusty backbone, resolving beautifully with layers of baking spices, salted chocolate.
2019 Stone the Crows Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley
Hand-harvested grapes are gently pressed and aged for 20 months in fine French oak. Even before the first swirl, heady, sumptuous aromas begin wafting out of the glass: just-picked and bruised farmer's-market blackberries, graham cracker crust, cinnamon, and purple floral notes abound. The first sip reveals a heavenly rich palate feel, with deeply concentrated black and blue fruit flavors, svelte, fine-grained cedary tannins, pops of black currants, and salted dark chocolate flourishes on the way to a very long finish punctuated by a mix of sweet and savory baking spices. There is nothing shy about this release, but the tightly knit structure and layers of flavors make for one of our most refined, ageworthy Cabernets to date. Enjoy now and often over the next two decades or more.