2013 Hall - Cabernet Sauvignon Sacrache

The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Sacrashe is a huge, incredibly opulent effort that's only for those with cold cellars and plenty of patience. Absolutely loaded with notions of blackcurrants, scorched earth, tobacco leaf, truffle and licorice, it offers insane depth and density on the palate. Like a lot of 2013s, it's relatively closed and inward now, yet it's packed, packed with potential. hide bottles for 7-8 years, if not more. One of the eye-opening tastings while working on this report was the lineup from Kathryn Hall’s estate located in St. Helena. There’s a wealth of wines here, yet they all have deep, concentrated, pure profiles as well as singular characters. You could pretty much randomly select from this lineup and be guaranteed to have a brilliant wine. Hats off to winemaker Steve Leveque. All the 2016s, and the majority of the 2015s, were tasted as barrel samples.