Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_italy 8 and a mellow 4

8 and a mellow 4

I'd love to have a time machine and taste this wine in 20 years' time

This seems almost light compared to either the Vaudésir or the Les Clos yet it is so much more refined

They didn't produce Terreus in 2013

Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_italy 8 and a mellow 4The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Samantha's shows a deeper, inkier expression of Oakville Cabernet. Inky blue and black fruit, smoke, licorice, tobacco and graphite meld together as the 2012 opens up in the glass. Mocha, plums and incense add nuance. Many of the lots are fermented in barrel, which gives the finished wine much of its signature intensity and tannin profile. Ideally, readers should give the 2012 another few years to soften, as the tannins are