2023 Vultour Rutherford Reserve

Cabernet Sauvignon

95 Points - Decanter
This blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford, 6% Petit Verdot, and 1% Merlot was aged for just 11 months in 45% new French oak. It exemplifies the early-drinking brilliance of Napa's 2023 vintage, delivering a delicious and immensely attractive wine. Pure blackberry, cassis notes, rose petals, and graphite minerality leap from the glass, nuanced by elegant cedarwood spices.

Medium to full-bodied, it offers a rush of ripe, lovely blackberry and plum fruits framed by superfine tannins that leave a satiny-silky impression. The dry finish is marked by sweet herbs and cool, wet slate, adding depth and refinement