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2008

Few and Far Between Cabernet Sauvignon

$495

WA 94 (12/2018): The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between is medium garnet colored and gives up flamboyant kirsch, pepper, cinnamon stick, anise, earth and a core of redcurrants and kirsch with blackberry pie, cassis and tilled soil. The palate is full, rich, concentrated and earthy with wonderful graininess and incredible length.

VM 94+ (6/2011): Full red. Aromas of strawberry, cherry, mocha, crushed rock and lead pencil, lifted by nuances of violet and licorice. Tighter and higher-pitched than the Ark and not currently showing as much silkiness of texture, with distinctly darker fruit flavors and musky minerality. Best today on the rising finish, which features lush, broad tannins and an utterly seamless texture. The least sweet and expressive of these 2008s today, but with Outstanding cellaring potential. Stephen Tanzer.

2011

Few and Far Between Cabernet Sauvignon

$450

WA 94-96 (10/2013): Another great success that escaped the insidious spread of botrytis on the valley floor is the 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between. One of the top wines of the vintage, the Cabernet Franc component gives the wine a multidimensional aromatic display of forest floor, blueberries, mulberries, black raspberries, plums, black currants and a wet rock-like minerality. The rich, full-bodied flavors seem almost an anomaly in this vintage given its extraordinary irregularity and frequent disappointments. This prodigious 2011 is a candidate for the wine of the vintage.

WS 93 (4/2015): A rich, powerful expression of Cabernet, deep, dense and brimming with expressive blackberry, wild berry, mocha, cedar, licorice and tea flavors, ending with a long, graceful finish that keeps the focus on the fruit. Drink now through 2026. 250 cases made.

2012

Few and Far Between Cabernet Sauvignon (3.0 L)

$3,900

WA 100 (8/2015): Woodbridge’s vineyard tucked away near the famous Eisele Vineyard, now owned by Château Latour, produces the wine known as the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between Vineyard. This is another luxurious, exceptionally concentrated and loaded wine with great intensity, a multi-dimensional mouthfeel, unbelievable amounts of blackberry, cassis and blueberry fruit, crushed rock minerality, and a floral note. It is easily the most backward of the five Cabernet Sauvignons I tasted from Woodbridge in 2012. The wine is super-intense, displays plenty of tannin, but is silky and well-integrated. This wine needs at least 4-5 years of cellaring, and should keep for 30-50 years, as it promises to be one of the modern-day legends from Napa.

WS 95 (10/2015): A gorgeous Cabernet that flirts with opulence, this is pure and juicy, with a mix of rich dark berry, cherry, plum and cassis flavors, supported by a minerally, crushed rock foundation that merges with the medley of berry notes on the long, persistent finish. Drink now through 2030. 600 cases made.

2015

Few and Far Between Cabernet Sauvignon (3.0 L)

$3,500

JD 97 (6/2020): Another single vineyard release, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Few and Far Between comes from a tiny site in the northern part of the valley, located just above Eisele Vineyard in Calistoga. Incorporating a splash of Cabernet Franc and aged the standard 32 months in new barrels, this beautifully concentrated, powerful wine reveals a slightly more opaque hue compared to the other releases as well as gorgeously complex notes of blackcurrants, cassis, wild flowers, spicy oak, camphor, chocolate, and God knows what else. The Cabernet Franc gives this beauty another dimension, and this spicy, floral red has a great mid-palate, plenty of tannins, and a heady, mineral-laced blockbuster styled finish. Give it another 2-4 years and it’s going to evolve for 25-30+ years or more.

2006

Fortification

$539

VM 93 (6/2010): Saturated ruby. Crushed cassis, licorice, dark chocolate and nuts, complicated by smoky high tones and lifted by a minty nuance. Superconcentrated, thick and a bit youthfully aggressive, with surprising acidity giving definition to the powerful blackberry and licorice flavors. Really spreads out to saturate the palate. This one strikes me as being midway between the 2004 and 2005 in style, the former wine being more evolved in the style of a tawny port and the latter much more primary and ruby in style (in fact, at the level of a seriously good vintage release from a top Portuguese shipper). This is plush enough to enjoy now but it should go on in bottle for many years.

2005

Kayli Morgan Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon

$629

WA 98 (12/2008): The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Vineyard (approximately 1,000 cases produced) is exquisite, performing even better this year than it did last. A beautiful bouquet of licorice, smoke, burning embers, creme de cassis, sweet black cherries, and spice box soars from the glass of this 2005. Unctuous, flamboyant, and incredibly pure, it is a superb Cabernet Sauvignon that is already strutting its remarkable potential. It can be drunk now or cellared for 15-20 years.

VM 95 (6/2008): (15.5% alcohol) Bright, deep ruby-red. Knockout aromas of sappy red fruits and menthol; reminded me of a Pomerol. Lush, deep and energetic, with terrific floral lift and detail to the superconcentrated raspberry, spice and dark chocolate flavors. Finishes lush and broad, with palate-staining persistence and terrific verve. This spent 40 to 50 days on its skins, according to owner Jayson Woodbridge. The best vintage yet for this lush and satisfying bottling. (The 2006s had just been sulfured at the time of my visit and were unavailable for tasting.)

WS 93 (10/2008): Offers delicious pure, ripe and fleshy Cabernet fruit, delivering layers of currant, wild berry and a hint of raspberry, with mineral, pebble and cedary oak. All of it unfolds gracefully, with a supple, caressing texture. Best from 2010 through 2017. 1,200 cases made.

2005

Kayli Morgan Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon

Heavily Bin-Soiled Label

$629

2012

Kayli Morgan Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon

$560

WA 99 (8/2015): The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Vineyard, which Woodbridge thinks may be the greatest he has made to date, is locked and loaded, with silky tannins and an inky blue/purple color, a gorgeous nose of spring flowers intermingled with crème de cassis, blackberry, lead pencil shavings and spice box, This is a full-throttle, concentrated, stunningly well-balanced wine, with terrific fruit intensity and palate presence. It is fat, it is opulent, it is delicious, but it pulls back from going over the edge, as all great wines tend to do. Drink it over the next 20-25 years.

VM 95 (6/2016): (15.5% alcohol): Bright ruby-red. Black cherry, cassis, raspberry, dark chocolate and licorice pastille on the nose, accented by dusty herbs. Boasts great depth to its intense, dark flavors of black cherry, menthol, dried herbs, flowers and licorice pastille. A classic powerful-yet-elegant wine with great texture and finesse and no undue weight. Finishes with firm but ripe tannins and Outstanding length. This will repay patience but even in the early going its suavity of texture gives it great appeal. Stephen Tanzer.

WS 92 (10/2015): Offers a complex array of dark berry, mocha, dried herb and toasty, mocha-scented oak, framed by dusty, earth-laced tannins. Ends with a long, full finish that echoes notes of black licorice and dried flowers. Drink now through 2029. 900 cases made.

2012

Kayli Morgan Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon

$583

2015

Kayli Morgan Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon

$550

WA 100 (12/2018): The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Vineyard has a medium garnet-purple color and is a little closed to begin, giving up red and black currants, violets, lilacs and spice box plus chocolate-covered coffee beans, menthol, tilled soil and cardamom. The palate is full-bodied, concentrated and built like a brick house, with loads of floral sparks and a very long, mineral-laced finish. Through the roof.

2019

Morgan’s Way Cabernet Sauvignon

$625

WA 97+ (5/2023): From the 2019 vintage, Kayli Morgan will transition to being called Morgan's Way, although the vineyard sourcing remains the same. The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Morgan's Way delivers waves of ripe cherry, Madagascar vanilla and cigar box aromas, while the full-bodied palate is velvety and taut at the same time, that tension providing great liveliness and length on the mouthwatering finish.

JD 97 (12/2023): The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Morgan's Way comes from old volcanic and clay soils (there's some obsidian as well), and it reminded me of great vintage of Le Pin from Pomerol with its exotic, sexy, full-bodied, incredibly gorgeous profile. Offering ripe red and black fruits, spicy oak, vanilla, lead pencil, and tobacco-like aromas and flavors, it's impossible to resist today, but this has 20 years of life ahead of it as well. It's a classic, brilliantly done 2019.

2010

The Ark Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon

$650

WA 95-97 (12/2012): The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark Vineyard literally explodes from the glass. Precise veins of minerality frame the fruit in this intense, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon. Black cherries, violets, tar and graphite are all layered together beautifully. Hints of chocolate, mocha and sweet spices appear late. The 2010 Ark sits on the razors’ edge of ripeness, as the Hundred Acre wines often do. At the same time, these wines have a way of developing notable complexity in bottle. There is a level of intensity matched by expressive inner perfume that is compelling. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2030.

2010

The Ark Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon (1.5 L)

$1,500

2015

The Ark Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon

$595

WA 100 (12/2018): Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark Vineyard is a total rock star even at this incredibly youthful stage, strutting the stage with flamboyant freshly crushed red and black currants, black cherries, black raspberries and cassis scents with spectacular lilacs and fragrant earth accents plus sparks of cast iron pan, garrigue and grilled meats. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is charged with amazing energy, packing wonderfully vibrant black fruits, red berries and mineral flavors into a firm, finely grained frame, finishing very long and beautifully lifted.

2017

The Ark Vyd. Cabernet Sauvignon

$539

WA 98 (12/2021): Deep garnet-black colored, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark Vineyard unfurls sensuously from the glass with provocative scents of baked black cherries, plum preserves and crème de cassis, with emerging suggestions of fragrant earth, black truffles, Chinese five spice and dusty soil. Full-bodied, rich and oh-so-spicy on the palate, it has a rock-solid backbone of grainy tannins and lively acidity supporting the opulent fruit, finishing very long and exotic. This is a surprisingly decadent and powerful expression of 2017!

2014

Wraith Cabernet Sauvignon

$725

WA 100 (12/2018): Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Wraith opens with compelling crème de cassis, wild blueberries, anise, chocolate mint and black earth scents plus suggestions of candied violets, cinnamon stick, tar, cigar box and smoked meats. Full-bodied, rich, super firm and built like a brick house, the palate offers layer upon layer of very tightly wound, subtly nuanced flavors leading to a very long, very perfumed and minerally finish. If any Hundred Acre wine can live for 100 years, this is certainly a contender.

JD 98 (2/2023): Surprisingly, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Wraith has a touch more density than the 2013 and offers sensational notes of darker currants, cedarwood, tobacco, woodsmoke, and spring flowers. As with all the wines from this incredible estate, the balance is spot on, it has gorgeous tannins, and incredible length on the finish.

2015

Wraith Cabernet Sauvignon (3.0 L)

$3,750

WA 100 (12/2018): The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Wraith has a medium garnet-purple color and a hauntingly beautiful nose of kirsch, red roses, fragrant soil and menthol over a core of blueberry compote, raspberry pie and preserved plums plus faint glimpses of crushed rocks, lavender, tapenade and smoked meats. The palate is full-bodied, tightly knit and super intense with a solid structure of perfectly ripe, fine-grained tannins and tons of freshness, finishing very long and minerally. This is one of those very rare wines that so beautifully straddles the pinnacles of hedonic and the cerebral experiences, forever compelling you to take just one more sip.

JD 97 (6/2020): The Wraith cuvée was first added in 2013 and is a cellar selection blend from the three estate vineyards, the Ark, Few and Far Between, and Kayli Morgan. As with the other releases here, it’s 100% Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in new French oak. The beautiful 2015 is one of the spicier, more complex releases in the lineup. Loads of cassis, kirsch liqueur, toast, bouquet garni (rosemary/thyme), licorice, iron, and dried flower notes all emerge from the glass, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a seamless texture that just about could not be better, flawless balance, and a great, great finish. A quintessential 2015 that shows the ripe, sexy style of the vintage yet still stays refined and elegant, it’s another thrilling wine from Woodbridge.

2017

Wraith Cabernet Sauvignon

$550

WA 98+ (12/2021): Deep garnet, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Wraith jumps with spicy scents of cumin seed, clove oil, cinnamon stick and fenugreek, leading to a core of prunes, blueberry pie and blackcurrant cordial, with touches of iron ore and red roses. The rich, full-bodied palate layers in red fruit nuances with a structure that is wonderfully elegant and ethereal, delivering silken tannins, seamless freshness and a long-lasting firework display for a finish.

2017

Wraith Cabernet Sauvignon

$595

Australia

Hundred Acre

2005

Summer’s Block Ancient Way Shiraz (1.5 L)

$895

VM 93 (8/2014): Opaque ruby. Deeply pitched dark fruit preserve aromas show a superripe, decadent character, with notes of candied flowers, olive paste and pipe tobacco adding complexity. Broad, fleshy and smoky on the palate, offering an array of dark fruit liqueur and exotic spice flavors and a touch of candied licorice. Finishes with serious cling, plush tannins and resonating smoke and berry compote notes. Josh Raynolds.

2006

Summer’s Block Ancient Way Shiraz (1.5 L)

$675

WA 95 (12/2018): Deep garnet colored, the 2006 Ancient Way Vineyard Summer's Vineyard reveals a provocative mélange of kirsch, plum pudding and blackberry tart scents with Chinese five spice, aniseed and wood smoke suggestions. Full-bodied and voluptuously fruited, with a wonderfully velvety texture, the palate is unabashedly seductive, finishing on a long-lingering aniseed note.