Eisele Vineyard Altagracia 2019

There’s purity and focus to this wine with blackberry, blackcurrant and spices, such as nutmeg. Ink pot, bark and asphalt, too. So long and polished. Chewy tannins. Hints of stone and ash. 88% cabernet sauvignon. 7% cabernet franc and 5% petit verdot. Give it time to soften, but already a beauty. Drink after 2026.

Deep purple-black colored, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Altagracia comes bounding out of the glass with sit-up-and-beg notes of macerated black cherries, kirsch and boysenberries, giving way to fresh blackcurrants, menthol and crushed rocks with a waft of wild sage. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with rambunctious red and black fruit characters, framed by fine-grained tannins and lovely freshness, finishing long and vibrant. - Lisa Perrotti-Brown.