Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia (from 45+ year old vines)

(from 45+ year old vines)

The 2018 Rapszodia is made from 100% Cabernet Franc

This is a bit atypical but no less attractive for it and a Bèze that should amply reward a decade plus of cellaring

The 2017 vintage has been responsible for a wide variation in quality in Cabernet Sauvignons across the region

There is a velvety texture to the delicious and very round medium-bodied flavors that possess good richness but also just a trace of bitterness on the otherwise impressively persistent finish

Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia (from 45+ year old vines)The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Samantha's shows a deeper, inkier expression of Oakville Cabernet. Inky blue and black fruit, smoke, licorice, tobacco and graphite meld together as the 2012 opens up in the glass. Mocha, plums and incense add nuance. Many of the lots are fermented in barrel, which gives the finished wine much of its signature intensity and tannin profile. Ideally, readers should give the 2012 another few years to soften, as the tannins are