2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos
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The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Kranos Vineyard captures every bit of the potential I sensed when I tasted it prior to release. A vertical, explosive wine, the 2013 dazzles with its purity and statuesque intensity. Black fruit, graphite, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and exotic plum build into the rich, hedonistic finish. Readers lucky enough to own it can look forward to another 15-20 years of exceptional drinking. Fabulous..
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Kranos Vineyard captures every bit of the potential I sensed when I tasted it prior to release. A vertical, explosive wine, the 2013 dazzles with its purity and statuesque intensity. Black fruit, graphite, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and exotic plum build into the rich, hedonistic finish. Readers lucky enough to own it can look forward to another 15-20 years of exceptional drinking. Fabulous..
I have kept this bottle carefully for years after buying it in London and bringing it over to Bordeaux, and it totally delivered on expectations. To be honest, I had a moment of wondering if I needed to drink it up, and so opened it just in case, but was underestimating how brilliantly Kronos can age. The tension, balance and elegance are striking, but so is the generosity and pleasure - think pure liqourice root, cigar box, tomato leaf, blueberry fruit, rose petals and spiced Christmas cake. Intense and concentrated but langurous and measured. Beautiful wine from a master winemaker.
Lot 7. Mid crimson with a pale rim. More intense and ripe on the nose than the Spottswoode 2014. Rich but appetising with a light animal note and also some cassis liqueur. Quite marked tannins on the end. (JR)
About the producer
Cathy Corison is one of Napa’s leading lights – a matriarch of the region who crafts defiantly elegant Cabernet Sauvignon from her old vines on the benchland between Rutherford and St Helena. These refined, long-ageing wines are some of Napa’s most impressive.