2019 Alpha Omega Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard comes from an Oakville site that's just next to Screaming Eagle. It also spent 20 months in 60% new French oak. Deep purple-hued, with loads of red, blue, and black fruits as well as candied violets, orange blossom, Asian spice, and lead pencil notes, it too has firmer tannins, good mid-palate density, and a great finish. This young, backward, unevolved red is going to benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and keep for two decades. 370 cases.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard captures all of the natural intensity of this Oakville site. Black cherry, plum, crushed rocks, lavender and spice are all dialed up. This is a terrific expression of Tench, with plenty of muscle and all the dark, brooding intensity that is typical here.
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard offers up fragrant notes of cedar, cloves and pencil shavings to begin, leading to a core of blackcurrant cordial, preserved plums and wild blueberries with a waft of roses. Full-bodied, rich and opulent in the mouth, it has lovely freshness to counter all that decadent fruit and velvety tannins to support, finishing long and cedar laced.