Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Blends

Domaine Cheveau, “La Villa Violette” Saint-Amour Beaujolais FR Black cherry - violet - black plum - medium-bodied - creamy texture 2015 56

Domaine Chignard, “Les Moriers” Fleurie Beaujolais FR Wilted rose petals - violets - red berry fruit - medium-bodied - fine tannin - red plum 2014 60

Château Thivin

Brouilly Beaujolais FR Fresh strawberry - raspberry coulis - cold stone - medium-bodied

Jean-François Mérieau, “Le Bois Jacou” Tourraine Loire FR Dark berry aroma - vegetal - medium-bodied - vivacious acidity - fine tannins - fruity finish 2014 63

2014 43

Domaine Michel Lafarge Passetoutgrain Burgundy FR Gamay, Pinot Noir 2014 66 Dried violet - stones - crisp acidity - citrus fresh on the finish - succulent

Domaine Michel Lafarge, L’Exception Passetoutgrain Burgundy FR Gamay, Pinot Noir 2018 102 Sweet berry fruit - Spices - Peonies - Bright - Precise - Concentrated - Vibrant - Perfumed

United States

Brick House

Ribbon Ridge Oregon US Violets - red roses - Bing cherries - hints of cranberry juice and garrigue - light to medium-bodied 2015 70

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Blends

Bordeaux

Château La Croix De Queynac, Bordeaux Superieur 2016 40

Violet notes - candied red berry - fresh tannins - blackcurrant - blackberries

Chateau La Hase Fruity - Ripe - Tart Cherry - Dusty Tannins 2018 46

St Estephe

Cos d'Estournel Black currant cordial - chocolate-covered cherries - spearmint - cigar box - hoisin - charcoal - espresso

Château Tronquoy-Lalande Black currant - spring flower - minerality - medium to full-bodied - sweet tannins - crushed rocks - forest floor

Château La Peyre Deep - saturated - some jam - cherry fruits - quite clean - fresh on the finish

Pauillac

Château Fonbadet Graphite-tinged bouquet - black fruit - cedar - medium-bodied - crisp tannin

Mouton Rothschild Jammy cassis - truffles - coffee - licorice - spice - full-bodied - high tannin - toasty new oak, minerals, and spice

St Julien

Leoville-Poyferre Full-bodied - blackberries - cassis - graphite - spring flowers - opulent

Leoville-Barton Tannins - deep cassis - red currant - earthy - spices - medium to full-bodied - burning embers - cedar 2010 538

2008 99

2010 117

2014 108

1995 920

2010 376

2005 654

Leoville-Barton Cedar wood - black fruits - spice box - loamy soil - full-bodied - minerals - underbrush - earth dominate

Leoville-Barton Brambly red fruit - scorched earth - chestnut, touches of fireside hearth - medium-bodied with tannins

Château Talbot Black and red currant fruit - roasted herb - soft tannin - a spiced, medium-bodied mouthfeel

Haut Medoc

Château Sociando - Mallet Pencil shavings - ink - blackberries - cedar - earth - full-bodied - moderately high tannin

Listrac Medoc

Château Clarke Blackcurrants - new saddle leather - earth - spice - medium-bodied - relatively light tannin

Margaux

Château Margaux Blackberry - potpourri - cedar - violets - full-bodied - smoky - earthy nose - hot asphalt - mushrooms - new oak

Château Moulin de Tricot Velvety-smooth - star anise - stewed plums - ripe blackberry - subtle vanilla

Medoc

Château Haut-Condissas Creme de cassis - incense - acacia flowers - subtle barbecue smoke - full-bodied - forest floor - cedarwood

Château Fontis Floral - bright berry - midpalate - loads of dry leaves - green herbs

Pessac Leognan

Carbonnieux Notes of grilled meats - blackcurrants - sweet cherries - graphite - spice - medium to full-bodied - bay leaf

Haut-Bailly Scorched earth - Sweet black currants - Cherries - Pain grille - Stunning purity - Ripe tannin – Stunning

Haut Bergey Charcoal - Espresso roast - Blackcurrants - Spice - Concentrated - Precocious - Soft tannins - Plush

Haut Bergey Hot rocks - Graphite - Cassis - Incense - Charcoal - Sweet tannin - Purity

Pomerol

Clinet Full-bodied - chocolate - coffee bean- oak - boysenberries - blueberries - black currantsm- licorice - truffles

Château Clinet, Fleur de Clinet Smooth tannins - generous texture - forest fruits - blackberries - liquorice - bergamot - spices - brown sugar

L'Eglise Clinet Blackberry - Briar - Leather - Black truffle - Grainy tannin - Black pepper - Clove - Structured finish 1999 315

1989 353

2012 188

2001 175

2012 92

1988 834

2012 117

2009 188

2011 56

2012 150

2004 248

2005 132

2006 102

2010 367

2013 108

2004 270

St Emilion

Château Lassegue, Grand Cru Ripe blackberries - fresh violet - sage - mint - leather - baking spices - graphite - wild herbs - rose petals

Château Lassegue, 'Les Cadrans de Lassegue" Grand Cru Nutmeg - white pepper - balanced - good length - mineral finish - persistent tannins

Château Simard Exuberant - licorice - fruitcake - spice box - black cherries - black currants - medium to full body

Chateau Pipeau Loads of fruit - Round - Juicy - Succulent 2011 129

2014 70

2010 111

2005 105

Washington

Leonetti Cellar, Reserve Walla Walla Cab. Sauvignon, Malbec, Petite Verdot 2014 339 Crème de cassis - graphite - lead pencil shavings - hints of damp herbs - full-bodied

Leonetti Cellar Walla Walla Cab. Sauvignon, Petite Verdot, Malbec 2014 266 Blackcurrants - black raspberries - graphite - leafy herbs - hint of bay leaf

Owen Roe,"La Famille Des Marais” Yakima Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blackberry - sweet berry - cedar - vanilla - gripping tannins -hints of cinnamon - allspice - black licorice - oak

Hedges, “La Haute Cuvee” Red Mountain, Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 132

Spice box - new leather - blackcurrants - bramble - medium to full-bodied 2014 70

Betz Family Winery, “Pere de Famille” Columbia Valley Cab. Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot 2014 188 Crème de cassis - graphite - crushed flowers - violets - dried herbs - dusty pebble-like minerality

Betz Family Winery, “Pere de Famille” Columbia Valley Cab. Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot 2013 175 Full-bodied - cassis - crushed flowers - red currants - licorice - red plums - black raspberries - graphite

Betz Family Winery, “Clos de Betz” Columbia Valley Merlot, Cab. Sauvignon, Petit Verdot 2014 147 Cassis - licorice - damp herbs - chocolate - earth - medium to full-bodied - blackberry - rich - sexy

Betz Family Winery, “Clos de Betz” Columbia Valley Merlot, Cab. Sauvignon, Petit Verdot 2013 138 Currants - dried flowers - garrigue - plums - black raspberry - violets - espresso - scorched earth

Col Solare, "Red Mountain" Columbia Valley Cab. Sauv., Cab. Franc, Merlot, Syrah 2014 161 Smoked tobacco - black currants - licorice - gravelly minerality - multi-dimensional

Col Solare, "Red Mountain" Columbia Valley Cab. Sauv., Cab. Franc, Merlot, Syrah 2013 161 Black cherry - cassis fruits - notes of licorice - smoked herbs - graphite - lead pencil - barrel spice

Dunham Cellars, “Trutina” Columbia Valley Cab. Sauv., Merlot, Malbec, P. Verdot, Syrah 2013 76

Charming - notes of currants - chocolate - dried spices - bouquet garni - full bodied

Greenwing by Duckhorn Columbia Valley CS, Merlot, Malbec, Mourv., P. Verdot 2018 56 Black and red fruit - Black Plum - Bing Cherry - Jalapeno - Spicy - Clove - Brown Sugar - Mocha - Aromatic Oak - Fine Tannins

California

Broadside, “Margarita Vineyard” Paso Robles Merlot Cedar Box - Minerals - Refreshing Acidity - Violet - Spice-Accented Cherry - Elderberry - Smoky - Leather 2014 46

Justin Vineyards & Winery, Isosceles Paso Robles CS, Merlot, Cabernet Franc 2017 117 Black Cherry & Currant – Boysenberry – Vanilla – Cinnamon Spice – Sweet Tobacco – Leather – Camphor – Cedar

Sonoma

Rodney Strong Vineyards, “Alexander’s Crown” Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 180

Broad – sweet crème de cassis – black cherry – blueberry – licorice – graphite – full-bodied

Rodney Strong Vineyards, “Alexander’s Crown” Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Voluptuous – black currant – blackberry – violets – dried herbs – mocha – long finish

Davis Family Vineyards, “Cab 5 Rockpile Ridge” Cab. Sauvignon, Cab. Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot 2013 132

Blackberry – cassis – licorice – graphite – flowers – full body 2015 180

Rodney Strong Vineyards, “Brothers” Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 180 Intensly rich – structured – blackberry – plum – cassis – chocolate – black cherry – tobacco – seductive – lingering finish

Gundlach Bundschu CS, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec 2016 120 Crème de cassis – Black cherry jam – Dried herbs – Cedar – Dark earth – Blackcurrant – Tobacco

Lake County

Tuck Beckstoffer, 75 Wine Co., “The Sum” Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Syrah, Syrah 2014 51 Aromas of berries – dark chocolate – dried blackcurrant & cherry a hint of sweet cinnamon – roasted coffee

Napa Valley

Red Cap Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Bold – red and black fruit – earth – minerals – mocha – licorice – baking spice – tobacco 2007 250

Robert Craig

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Black plums – Black cherries – Mulberries – Fertile soil – Hint of cigars – Firm – Chewy – Herbal finish

White Cottage Ranch

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Rich – blackberry – black cherry – heady mocha – cocoa – licorice – earth – spice – full-bodied – minerality – balsm 2016 237

2007 188

White Cottage Ranch Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 250 Earth – Black tea – Licorice – Cherry – Mineral – Rhubarb – Anise – Tobacco – Pencil lead – Cream – Vanilla – Espresso

Peacock Family Vineyard

Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Juicy – sweet red berries – licorice – crushed flowers – mint 2007 270

Hess Collection, “The Lion” Mount Veeder Cab. Sauvignon, Malbec, Petite Verdot 2013 331 Pencil shavings – white flowers – blueberries – blackberries – full-bodied – raspberry

Pine Ridge

Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Wild Blackberry – Baked Plums – Floral Sweet Pee – Dried Mulberries – Cassis – Black Licorice – Espresso – Silk 2014 274

Elyse, Morisoli Vineyard Rutherford Cabernet Suvignon, Petit Verdot 2016 193 Big fruit – Blackberry – Blueberry – Cassis – Toasted Coconut – Hazelneut – Eucalyptus

Enfield Wine Co., Hennessy Ridge

Cabernet Suvignon Big fruit – Blackberry – Blueberry – Cassis – Toasted Coconut – Hazelneut – Eucalyptus

Signorello Estate, “Padrone” Cabernet Sauvignon

Blueberry – mullberry – blackberry – a touch of licorice and vanillin

Signorello Estate, Estate

Cabernet Sauvignon Red and black fruits – medium to full body – sweet tannin – Bordeaux-like lushness and elegance 2018 206

2014 323

2014 206

Hunt and Harvest

Cabernet Sauvignon Blend Blackberry – currants – cocoa – brambly berry – currant flavors, with hints of smoke and vanilla

Ramian Estate, “Gratitude of Five Vineyard”

Cabernet Sauvignon Concentrated Blackberry Compote – Mulled Blueberry – Cocoa – Espresso Bean – Sweet Earth – Toasty Oak 2015 53

2010 144

Revolver, “Vine/Vein”

Cabernet Sauvignon Extremely Rare – Blackberry Compote – Black Cherry – Leather – Spice Box – Prune – Coffee – Generous Finish

Shafer Vineyards, “Hillside Select”

Cabernet Sauvignon Charcoal embers – scorched earth – blackberries – cassis – blueberries – a hint of coffee – vibrant 2013 434

Freemark Abbey

Cabernet Sauvignon Blackcurrant – Blueberry – Sweet Oak – Spice Box – Dark Chocolate – Graham Cracker – Tobacco 2015 123

Cliff Lede, “Poetry” Cab. Sauv., Merlot, Cab. Franc, P. Verdot 2014 385 Rich – deep – crème de cassis – menthol – lavender – licorice – violets

Emmolo

Merlot Supple – dark berry – fresh earthiness – leathery tannins – red and blue fruits – streak of oak and dried leaves

Dominus Estate, “Christian Moueix”

Cabernet Sauvignon Tobacco leaf – forest floor – underbrush – red and blackcurrants – plum sauce – Asian soy – medium to full-bodied

Hunderd Acre, “Kayli Morgan Vineyard”

Cabernet Sauvignon Currants – violets – lilacs – spice box – chocolate – coffee beans – menthol – tilled soil – cardamom – full body 2015 92

2011 337

2015 720

Long Meadow Ranch, Farmstead CS, Petit Sirah, Petit Verdot, Merlot 2018 70 Black cherry – Cassis – Violets – Spice – Mint – Subtle Vanilla – Barrell toast – Sweet red berry – Red cherry – Subtle tannins

Colgin, “Cariard” Proprietary Blend Cab. Sauv., Merlot, Cab. Franc, P. Verdot 2013 454 Burning ember – scorched earthiness – full-bodied – licorice – graphite – spring flowers – charcoal – truffles

RouteStock CS, Merlot, Petite Verdot, CF, Malbec 2020 66 Black fruit - Dark cocoa - Coffee - Deep plum - Rich - Oak - Balance - Bay Laurel - Persistent

Robert Mondavi Complex aromas – Dried cherry – Fresh earth – Sage – Dried olive Cabernet Sauvignon 1987 120

Robert Mondavi, Reserve

Cabernet Sauvignon Legendary – Smoky – Blackcurrant – Herb – Vanillin – Decadently rich – Dense – Full bodied – Super concentrated 1987 300

Robert Mondavi, Reserve Cassis – Cigar box – Concentration – Softness – Ripeness

Robert Mondavi, Reserve Spicy – Oaky – Mint – Curranty Fruit – Tannin Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon 1988 175

1989 175

Dunn Vineyards Mineral-laden – Black-raspberry – Cassis – Rich – Pure – Profound Cabernet Sauvignon

Dunn Vineyards Rich – Tannic – Cassis – Mineral – Toasty oak Cabernet Sauvignon 1986 300

1987 200

Far Niente Earth – Currant – Cherry – Toasted Oak CS, Petite Verdot, Malbec 1986 125

Caymus Vineyards, Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1986 350 Grilled bread – Toasty Oak – Vanilla – Blackcurrant – Concentrated – Velvety – Opulent Finish – Jar of jam – Creamy – Exotic

Caymus Vineyards, Special Selection

Cabernet Sauvignon Concentrated – Rich – Oaky – Cassis – Spicy – Creamy – Bold – Ripe

Caymus Vineyards, Special Selection

Cabernet Sauvignon Raspberry – Mocha – Brown spices – Sandalwood – Spicy – Cocao – Juicy – Rose petal finish – Pinot noir-like 1987 250

1991 300

Corison Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 250 Spice – Mineral – Black cherry – Currant – Plum – Violet and lavender perfume – Fine tannins – Firm – Cedar – Toast