Cabernet Sauvignon 'Stone Cairn - Red Mountain'

Score

92

"Brooding aromas of cherry, scorched earth, herb and bittersweet chocolate are followed by plump, ripe cherry flavors backed by tannins that are combed to a fine sheen. Bright acidity accents it all. It's a delicious offering of the variety."

Score

93

"A red with lots of rich blackcurrant and blueberry character. Chocolate and walnut undertones, too. Full body, chewy yet polished tannins and a solid finish. This is one for the cellar, even though it’s drinking surprisingly well now. 99% cabernet sauvignon and 1% cabernet franc. Try after 2022."

Score

92+

"Full ruby-red. A high-toned hint of Band-Aid quickly dissipated to reveal pure scents of blackberry, cassis and licorice. Dense, sappy and highly concentrated, showing greater inner-mouth peppery/floral lift than the Lady Hawk. Finishes with serious but fine-grained, toothcoating tannins and slowly mounting dark-berry-and-pepper length. More serious and backward than the Lady Hawk and structured to age, but with no lack of sweetness. Both of these wines are also edge-free despite the fact that Andrew Januik practices a somewhat more energetic extraction than his father Mike does for his Januik Winery bottlings."