2017 Arrow & Branch Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch
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Coming all from the Clone 4 of Cabernet Sauvignon and a great site in Oakville, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard sports an inky purple color as well as a deep, powerful, mineral-laced bouquet that include lots of currants, leafy herbs, crushed rocks, and lead pencil shaving. It needs 4-5 years of bottle age, but it’s a magical 2017 that's well worth seeking out.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch bursts from the glass with real aromatic and palate intensity. Ripe, sensual and super-expressive, the 2017 is alluring from the very first taste. The 2017 is so expressive and giving today, I wonder if it will ever shut down.
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch is made of 100% Clone 4 Cabernet Sauvignon aged 20 months in 100% new French oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, it is a little closed to begin, opening out to notions of baked cherries, cassis and mulberries with touches of unsmoked cigars, tar, chargrill and sautéed herbs plus a waft of tapenade. Full-bodied and laden with loads of preserved cherries and savory layers, it has a sturdy frame of chunky tannins and a lively lift to the finish.