2013 Dakota Shy "Moulds Family Vineyard" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

“Dakota Shy's 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Moulds Vineyard, from an increasingly well-known site in the Oak Knoll District, is striking. Lavender, cloves, menthol, spices and new leather are all pushed forward. The flavors are dark and powerful in this voluptuous Cabernet Sauvignon. Here too, the soft contours make the 2013 quite approachable. For a wine of its size, the 2013 possesses remarkable freshness and finesse. There is so much to like here. (AG)” (02/2016)

“An extraordinary effort, very rich and well-built, with depth and density to the core of black fruit, currant, plum and wild berry, turning elegant and graceful midpalate and ending with a detailed, delicate aftertaste. (JL)” (11/2015)

“From a vineyard that I first tasted from Les Behrens’s wines, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Moulds Family Vineyard is from a hillside terroir on the western slopes of Oak Knoll. It has produced a beautifully complex, elegant style of wine with a dense ruby/purple color, notes of unsmoked cigar tobacco, blackcurrants, earth, spice and a long finish. This is a beauty with velvety tannins. (RP)” (03/2016)