2019 Kongsgaard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley showed well. A beautiful array of red, blue, and black fruits as well as darker chocolate and smoked tobacco define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with good overall concentration, a little bit of surprisingly jagged acidity, ripe tannins, and outstanding length. I like its overall density, as well as the quality of the tannins, and it's going to benefit from a solid 2-3 years of bottle age. I followed this bottle for multiple days, and it was only with air that I questioned its overall acid balance, and I suspect this will all resolve with short-term cellaring. It should have a long life.