2018 Louis Bovet Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

**Special Library Selection** “…showed beautifully, with a sumptuous, full-bodied, textured style carrying lots of darker currants and blue fruits. It’s already drinking beautifully yet has enough tannins to allow it to evolve for 20 years.” – Jeb Dunnuck 95 points

Member Price: $110 – $131

100% Cabernet Sauvignon | Rutherford

This wine embodies a sharp focus on aspects of Rutherford terroir. Stylistically, this wine shows finesse and balance, with dark fruit hints, savory notes and supple, well formed tannins. This wine is age-worthy and deserving of a place of honor in your cellar and on your table.

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Tasting Notes

Sourced entirely from the gravely sections of our Round Pond Rutherford estate, this wine showcases an expressive nose with aromas of crushed raspberry with cream, cassis, anise, and sarsaparilla. The palate pops with confectionary hard candy, dark cherry and red raspberry notes as the fruit evolves from red to blue throughout the tasting experience. Pleasing acidity, well integrated tannins, and rich fruit combine to create a beauitful and balanced Cabernet Sauvignon. The Rutherford Dust is unmistakable and holds throughout the lingering finish.

Vineyard Notes

2018 vintage had a near-perfect growing season that began in late February. Spring was mild, with extended flowering yielding uniform grape clusters. Steady, warm temperatures made for a cool, unhurried harvest, and our healthy leaf canopies allowed the fruit to hang longer and ripen very slowly on the vine. Harvest began with our Sauvignon Blanc in late August and wrapped the first week of November with our Cabernet Sauvignon. The extended time on the vine and the temperate weather gave a fantastic concentration of ripe flavor and density to the grapes along with high acidity in the wines, resulting in a vintage with natural balance and finesse.

Technical Details

Type:

Red

Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon

Region:

California

Appellation:

Rutherford

Vintage:

2018