Red

Estate Grown Cave Fermented Cabernet Sauvignon

Jarvis

Napa Valley · Napa · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Country
United States
Region
Napa Valley · Napa
Appellation
Napa Valley
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

grilled red meat · roast lamb · aged gouda cheese · beef stew

Rated vintages

  • 201194 pts

    Dusty gravel and chalky rock mark the texture and nose of this 100% varietal wine, a sense of minerality that's uniquely its own. Currant, cranberry and an herbaceous streak define the midpalate, flavors that ride a lightly bodied, silky-smooth wave of nuance and elegance.

  • 201088 pts

    An older vintage that's been given more time in bottle before release, this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is herbal, awash in dried thyme and a hint of cedar. Among its firm and jagged tannins is a taste of leathery milk chocolate and crème de cassis.

  • 200795 pts

    Cabernet hardly gets richer or riper than this. The wine offers a huge blast of ripe and concentrated blackberries, cherries, cassis and mocha. The tannins are dense, yet soft and rich, while the acidity is just strong enough to support the structure. What a beauty. Lovely to dr…

  • 200696 pts

    This reserve tastes oakier and stronger than Jarvis's regular 2006 Cabernet. With near-perfect balance, this is awesome. Flavors of blackberries and black currants are complexed with minerals and herbs and indefinable things from the soil. It's hard in tannins and rich in spicy,…