2016 Rudd Estate - Samantha'sColour : Red Producer : Rudd Estate Label Name : Samantha's Country : USA Region : California Sub Region : North Coast Appellation : 0 Sub Appellation : 0 Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2016 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Rating : RP97+ Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Samantha's is made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 21 months in 86% new French oak. This is a vineyard selection blend usually

the 2014 offers striking textural depth to balance its dark red/purplish fruit

layered and multi-dimensional

It tastes like a great first-growth Pauillac and has an amazing amount of complexity and richness

it is perfectly balanced in the hand as well as producing a clear and lasting sound

"Extra Brut" style

aromatic richness and structural depth that have developed over forty-three years into some of the most complex and rewarding Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wines ever produced in any country or appellation

chalk mineral

and on the palate

In a rich style

The finish is long and savoury

where the estate’s 80 hectares of deep gravel over alios subsoil provide the ideal combination of drainage

The finish repeats the cherry