2018 Beau Vigne Signature Series Guest Cottage Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Guest Cottage is a blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is a little closed and broody to start, opening out to notes of tar, new leather and damp soil over a core of warm blackcurrants, fresh blackberries and boysenberries. Full-bodied, densely packed and muscular, it has a solid foundation of grainy tannins and a long, mineral-tinged finish.

A red with blackberry, meat and spice, as well as toasted oak. It’s full-bodied and chewy with polished tannins and a plush texture. Long and flavorful. It’s a little old-school, but is framed by the tannins. Try after 2023.