The 2018 Padrone is a blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot and 6% Malbec. Deep garnet-purple colored, it comes galloping out of the glass with energetic scents of warm cassis, freshly crushed black cherries, boysenberries and wild sage, plus suggestions of fragrant earth, black truffles and unsmoked cigars with a waft of cedar chest. The medium to full-bodied palate is an exercise in elegance, delivering beautifully ripe, finely grained tannins and seamless freshness to support the intense black fruit and savory layers, finishing long and perfumed. 96+ (LPB)

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Padrone is a deep, resonant wine. Black cherry, chocolate, spice, licorice and espresso all race out of the glass. The 2018 has all the power and richness the Padrone bottling has offered in the past, with fewer of the angular, hard tannins from the extraction style of the past. The purity of the fruit is just remarkable. This is another super-impressive wine from the new team at Signorello headed by winemaker Priyanka French. (AG)

Burning incense, potpourri, frozen blueberries and vanilla bean on the nose. The texture is extremely rich, coating the palate entirely before snapping into focused, grainy and coarse tannins. Currently coiled up like a spring, but those that enjoy this opulent-meets-gritty style will be happy to cellar this for the next decade. 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot and 6% Malbec. (ML)