2012 Bevan Cabernet Sauvignon Wildfoote Vineyard Vixen Block
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I tasted one 2012, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Vixen Block Wildfoote. This nearly 300-case cuvée is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from clone 7 and aged in equal parts new Taransaud and Darnajou. Flirting with perfection for sure, this is an absolutely riveting wine. It offers a magnificent, room-filling fragrance of red and black currants, blackberries, camphor, incense, truffle and lead pencil shavings. Some toasty oak is followed by an almost never-ending style of wine, with enormous extract and body, gorgeous richness, purity, and equilibrium, and a killer finish of close to a minute. This is amazing stuff that should continue to drink well for another 25-30 years.
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The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Wild Foot Vineyard Vixen Block, from a site in Stags Leap, is loaded with blue and black stone fruits, licorice, cloves, menthol, mocha and espresso, in a super-ripe, voluptuous style that will provide plenty of immediate gratification. Even with all of its obvious richness, expressive floral notes add lift and freshness. This is another gorgeous 2012 from Bevan.
Bevan's 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Wild Foot Vineyard Vixen Block is a dark, sumptuous beauty. Cinnamon, cloves, plums, black cherries, menthol, tar, licorice and smoke jump from the glass. Rich, layered and voluptuous, the 2012 emerges from the glass with superb depth and nuance. Silky tannins support the sensual super-finessed finish. Today the 2012 is dazzling for its elegance and pure sense of harmony. There is a lot going on here.