2022 Vine Hill Ranch "VHR" Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
97
Jeb Dunnuck
Review Date: 01/2025Looking at the Grand Vin from this terrific estate, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon VHR sports a dense purple hue as well as a Bordeaux-like perfume of darker currants, smoke tobacco, sappy flowers, and foresty, earthy nuances. These carry to a full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon that has beautiful mid-palate density, a pure, layered, elegant mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. There's clearly a Bordeaux-like vibe in this beauty (I suspect it was harvested quite early), but it has everything in the right place. Give it 3-4 years if you can and enjoy it over the following two decades.
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97
The Wine Independent
Review Date: 01/2025
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2022 VHR Cabernet Sauvignon needs a little patient swirling to coax out scents of blackcurrant jelly, licorice, tar, and ripe plums, leading to suggestions of cedar chest, graphite, lavender oil, and cumin seed. The full-bodied palate is densely packed with muscular black fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins and well-knit acidity, finishing on a persistent mineral note. Forget it in the cellar for a good 4-5 years and then enjoy it over the next 20-25 years+. This will be one of the longer lived 2022s! 97+ (LPB)
96
James Suckling
Review Date: 04/2025
Charming in aromas and quite firm on the palate, this wine overachieves in terms of fruit, good acidity and savory accents. Cedar and baking spices on the nose, then a rather firm, chewy palate that is tannic, powerful and full-bodied. Flavors of black cherries, black olives, raspberries and orange zest. Best after 2030. (JG)
95
Wine Advocate
Review Date: 02/2025
According to Managing Partner Bruce Phillips, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon from Vine Hill Ranch includes only fruit that was picked prior to the Labor Day heat spike. Gentle vanilla shadings accent an attractive mix of red and black cherries on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is concentrated and silky. This really seems to have it all, with a touch of warmth and some chocolaty notes on the lingering finish. It's a really solid effort. (JC)
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Product Details
Origin: Napa Valley, California, United States
Type/Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends
SKU: #1904259