2019 Rivers-Marie "Herb Lamb Vineyard" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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Jeb Dunnuck
Reviewed December 2021The Herb Lamb Vineyard was lost in the fires of 2020, so this will be the last vintage of the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard. As with the Oakville Terraces release, it's a borderline perfect wine that has a captivating bouquet of cassis, blackberries, charcoal, lead pencil shavings, and even a hint of menthol. With full-bodied richness and depth, a concentrated, structured, yet seamless mouthfeel, and one great finish, it's another incredible wine from the team at Rivers-Marie. As with most 2019s, it has up-front appeal, yet my money is on a solid two decades of development.
Professional Reviews
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Vinous
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard captures all the magic of this site. The aromatics alone are so seductive. Blood orange, tobacco, menthol, licorice and spice lend tons of nuance as this potent, muscular Cabernet opens in the glass. A wine of vertical lift, the Lamb Cabernet is exquisitely beautiful. Sadly, this will be the last vintage for at least a few years, as the fires of 2021 wiped out the entire vineyard along with Jennifer Lamb's stunning home. In what may be a very strange turn of fate, Herb Lamb may turn out to be an even better vineyard once it is redeveloped, as portions that were once shaded and hard to ripen will no longer feel the influence of trees that once surrounded those blocks. (AG)
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Wine Advocate
A terrific effort from the last vintage prior to the vineyard burning in 2020, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard boasts scents of mint and bay leaf set against a backdrop of vibrant red berries. This is full-bodied and firmly tannic, tightly wound but with ample concentration and a long, mouthwatering finish. (JC)
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Wine Spectator
Ripe, but relying on purity rather than flash, this delivers a very enticing beam of cassis and violet laced gently with lightly singed apple wood, sweet bay leaf and licorice. The nicely focused finish has a subtle underlying hint of iron. A lengthy, poised wine. (JM)
Notes
Thomas Rivers Brown's Rivers-Marie Cabernet program includes a small bottling from Herb Lamb, the hillside Napa site made famous through early Colgin vintages. The vineyard sits above St. Helena on the lower slopes of Howell Mountain, and this is one of the more site-specific Cabernet bottlings in the Rivers-Marie lineup.
Details
| Origin | Napa Valley, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends |
| SKU | 1587987 |
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