2016 Raymond Cabernet Sauvignon Generations
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One of the true superstars in the portfolio is the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon District Collection Generations, which is even better than the 2015. Brought up in just over half new barrels, it has an incredible bouquet of crème de cassis and blackberry fruits intermixed with lots of spice, fruitcake, and earthy minerality. Possessing full-bodied richness, a sensational sense of opulence with no weight, ripe tannins, and a great, great finish, hats off to winemaker Stephanie Putnam for another brilliant Cabernet Sauvignon that can be drunk today with incredible pleasure or cellared for 20-25 years.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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Another super-expressive and inviting wine in this range, the 2016 Generations is built on a core of fruit from a St. Helena vineyard on the southern edge of town. Dark cherry, rose petal, cherry jam and spice all flesh out in a powerful, ample wine endowed with tons of potential and sheer class. Full-bodied and voluptuous to the core, Generations is a winner from Raymond.
The deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Generations (aged for 20 months in 54% new French oak) is scented of licorice, crème de cassis and mocha with underlying hints of smoked meats, tapenade, dried lavender and cardamom. Big, rich and concentrated and with firm, fine-grained tannins, it has lovely harmony and length, with minerals coming through on the finish. 1,123 cases produced.