Jeff's Table Cabernet Sauvignon Mt Veeder Napa 2018

Jeff's Table Cabernet Sauvignon Mt Veeder Napa 2018

This is a full-bodied robust Cab that drinks well upon release. I see this as the classic steakhouse Cab. Big bold fruit aromas on the nose - black currant and plum with a dusting of spice, herbs, and distant dash of vanilla. There's plenty of satisfying red and black fruits on the palate with just enough tannic grip to keep it fun, fresh, and rigorous on the palate. Bravo Mount Veeder; you remind me of drinking Cabernet some 30 years ago.

Critical Acclaim

95 James Suckling

Plenty of blueberry and chocolate aromas and flavors. It’s full-bodied with round, fresh tannins. Lot of blue fruit and walnuts. Then crushed stones with the fruit at the finish. Flavorful, yet not overdone.

93 Wine Spectator

Solid, with a loamy edge guiding the core of warmed cassis and plum reduction flavors along. Subtle sweet bay leaf, apple wood and anise notes fill in on the finish.

92 Wine Advocate

A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot and 4% Malbec, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon has a deep garnet-purple color. The nose absolutely sings of warm blackcurrants, black cherries and mulberries plus fragrant suggestions of chocolate box, lilacs and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is laden with energetic, crunchy blak fruit flavors, framed by ripe, fine-grained tannins and loads of freshness, finishing long and perfumed. What a bargan price for this classic Napa Cab beauty!

91 Jeb Dunnuck

Another outstanding wine from this estate, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon offers up medium to full-bodied aromas and flavors of spiced plums, blackcurrants, new leather, incense, and tobacco. It's nicely textured, has a balanced, layered mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and, I suspect, the class to evolve nicely for 10-12 years.