Cathiard Vineyard, Estate Red Size:3x750ml 2015 was a textbook vintage

2015 was a textbook vintage and this is a great Cervaro

As the description suggests the balance isn’t perfect but there is so much underlying material that my score offers the benefit of the doubt that this will better harmonize with a few years of bottle age

Young at heart still

Smooth textured

Cathiard Vineyard, Estate Red Size:3x750ml 2015 was a textbook vintageThere are 9,000 bottles of the flagship 2020 Cathiard Vineyard Proprietary Red, a sturdy blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. Marked by scents of black cherries, cassis and cedar, this debut is medium to full bodied and nicely proportioned but also a bit astringent and drying, in need of time to come together. Finishing with savory elements of mocha, earth and black olives, this wine offers a promising juxtaposition of California