2019 Dana Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Lotus Vineyard
Regular price $999.98
100 Vinous - The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Lotus Vineyard is a total stunner. What a wine. Rich, sumptuous and enveloping, the 2019 makes a strong first impression and never lets up. There's tremendous density and power, but tons of layers and overall vibrancy that lend balance. Plum, mocha, licorice, espresso and a kick of new French oak build into the huge, sumptuous finish. As always, the Lotus has a bit more overt oak influence than the other wines, but it works well here.
100 Jeb Dunnuck - A perfect wine any way you look at it, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Lotus Vineyard is another full-bodied, structured wine from Dana, and it's certainly the most tannic of the 2019s. Inky hued, with a blockbuster nose of ripe black and blue fruits, chocolate, graphite, and leafy tobacco, it brings serious richness and depth on the palate, with lots of ripe tannins, flawless balance, and a great, great finish. This is every bit as good as the 2016 and belongs up with the greatest Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon out there. Give bottles 3-4 years and enjoy over the following three decades.
97-100 Wine Advocate - Lotus vineyard is just below Howell Mountain, not high enough to make that AVA. A very steep vineyard, 100% hand farmed, Lotus is by far the warmest site for this estate. The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Lotus Vineyard is a blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Petit Verdot, due to be aged for 25 months in French oak barrels, 100% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, it comes galloping out of the glass with powerful scents of blackcurrant cordial, chocolate-covered cherries and boysenberries with hints of licorice, black truffles, red roses and fallen leaves. Medium to full-bodied, taut, firm and and vibrant in the mouth, it has profound earth and savory layers with a long, long mineral layered finish. 338 cases are projected to be made. (LPB)
99 James Suckling - Berries, such as brambleberries and blueberries, together with black licorice, tar and asphalt. Full-bodied with rich, layered tannins and hints of chocolate and hazelnut at the end. Muscular and chewy with lovely freshness. A rich yet polished and refined red that needs time to come together. Better after 2026
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Vintage Wine Merchants
377 Santana Row, Suite 1135
San Jose, CA 95128
408-260-1115
