Lail Vineyards J. Daniel Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (75cl, 15.5%)

A 2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from Lail Vineyards, made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and bottled at 15.5% ABV. The wine draws fruit from Heimark Vineyard in Calistoga, Vine Hill Ranch in Oakville, Steltzner in Stags Leap and Lail's own Mole Hill Vineyard on Howell Mountain, and is aged for 20 months in 75% new French oak barrels. The nose opens with ripe black currant, mulberry and boysenberry preserves, with truffle, graphite, leather, Indian spices, mint tea and violets. On the palate it is full-bodied, with warm cassis, black cherry compote, cocoa, toasted oak and underbrush. The finish is long, with softly dusty tannins, licorice, dark fruit and graphite.