2015 Pott "Her Majesty's Secret Service - Stagecoach Vineyard", "Kaliholmanok - Kicu Me Vineyard" & "Le Nouveau Western - Star Vineyard" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 3-Bottle Tasting Lot

“The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Le Nouveau Western comes from the Star Vineyard in Rutherford. It’s a pure, silky, velvety textured Cabernet that offers loads of plums, black cherries, spice-box, lavender, and dried flower characteristics in a medium to full-bodied, beautifully layered, and forward style. I love its balance, it has no hard edges, moderate acidity, and is already impossible to resist.” (12/2017)

“Notably complex and engaging, from the initial burst of currant and dark berry flavors to the elegant framework, texture and graceful presence. Wows you with finesse. (JL)” (04/2018)

“Aaron Pott's 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Le Nouveau Western is pliant, supple and accessible, with attractive floral and savory notes that add character. Soft, silky tannins add to the wine's open-knit, accessible feel. Time in the glass brings out a host of bright red stone fruit, chalk and floral notes. This understated, polished Cabernet is classy to the core. (AG)” (03/2018)

“The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Kaliholmanok is a mountain Cabernet from Spring Mountain. It has gorgeous blue fruits, exotic flowers, menthol and crushed rock aromatics, medium to full-bodied richness, a fresh, focused, vibrant mouthfeel, and building tannin, and a structured, edgy feel. It’s a pure, impeccably balanced 2015 that will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and keep for 15-20 years. (JD) 93+” (12/2017)

“Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Kaliholmanok Kicu Me Vineyard has an earthy/meaty/savory nose with baked plums and mulberries notes plus spice suggestions. Medium to full-bodied, it has chewy tannins with great concentration and expression, finishing long and balanced. (LPB)” (10/2017)

“Silky, understated and beautifully perfumed, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Kaliholmanok shows all the pedigree that is so common in Spring Mountain Cabernets. In a vintage in which so many wines are overdone, the Kaliholmanok speaks to grace above all else. Best of all, this open-knit, alluring Cabernet will be a pure pleasure to drink upon release. (AG)” (03/2018)

“Offers a mix of mint, wild berry, sage and savory underbrush flavors, but the fruit charms, showing purity, finesse, length and elegance. (JL)” (04/2018)

“From the Stagecoach Vineyard in the southern part of the appellation, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Her Majesty’s Secret Service is one of the bigger, richer wines in the lineup. Black fruits, smoked earth, chocolate, spring flowers and hints of lavender all emerge from this rich, full-bodied, concentrated wine that has terrific mid-palate depth, building tannin, hints of background oak, and a great finish. It needs 4-5 years of cellaring and will keep for two decades.” (12/2017)

“The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Her Majesty's Secret Service is one of the more overtly powerful wines in the range. Then again, that's Stagecoach. Black cherry, plum, mocha, licorice, dark spice all flesh out in this decidedly potent Cabernet Sauvignon. Graphite and smoke are some of the many overtones that develop in the glass. Incisive, mountain tannins give the wine its shape and overall dimension. (AG)” (03/2018)

“The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Her Majesty's Secret Service Stagecoach Vineyard is a medium to deep garnet-purple color with an earthy nose over a baked cherries and plums core plus underbrush and smoked meat notions. Full-bodied and generously fruited with firm, grainy tannins, it finishes savory. (LPB)” (10/2017)

“Elegant and refined, centered on a mix of red berry, plum and cherry flavors. Spicy and refined, with tannins that are polished yet substantive. (JL)” (04/2018)