- BrandLewis Cellars
- CountryUSA
- RegionNapa Valley
- TypeRed Wine
- Size5
- SKU 210000049588
Playful and exuberant, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon is brimming with black cherry and brambly oak spice aromas. Youthful and ripe with notes of cocoa and cardamom, the palate is plush and fleshy finishing with soft, supple tannins.
2022 stands out as one of the most unique vintages in recent Napa Valley history. A long summer of warm days and cool nights came to a crescendo with an impressive five-day heatwave in September. The heat spell eventually gave way to more mild weather through October, allowing the grapes to develop a more refined, elegant character.
The signature of our Cabernet Sauvignon is dynamism. With a strikingly intense nose and explosive interplay of flavors, this is a wine that has far too much fun for how seriously good it is. Our philosophy for this Cabernet is rooted in versatility; there is something for everyone and every occasion in each bottle. We intentionally blend and age this wine to ensure it is ready to be enjoyed both upon release and for years to come.
Aged for 19 months in 65% French oak barrels, this 2022 wine opens with enticing blue fruit notes, blackberry preserves, and toasty oak spices. The palate reveals fantastic dark-toned fruit with impressive depth, layering the mid-palate with excellent intensity. The fruit is beautifully balanced by well-integrated, velvet-textured tannins, framed by a pleasing, grippy tension. A very focused and structured wine, it delivers a classic expression of its vintage, showcasing precision, depth, elegance, and balance even at 15.5% alcohol.
Critical Acclaim
93 Jeb Dunnuck
Aged 19 months in 100% French oak barrels (65% new), the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon is a rock-solid success in this challenging vintage. Plums, subtle cassis, flowery incense, and spicy, cedary nuances all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied, round, lush, and textured, with terrific overall balance. I like it today, yet it will keep for 8-10 years. Drink 2025-2035.
92 Wine Enthusiast
This robust, bold wine combines ripe purple and black fruits with flowering lavender, violets, a deft use of oak, and plenty of persistence. Full bodied, it has an almost melts-in-the-mouth palate presence and long finish.
91 James Suckling
Plush and intense with deep-set, ripe dark berries, baking spices, roasted coffee beans and walnuts. Concentrated and dense on the full-bodied palate with spiced, cedary tightness to the tannins. Rich yet polished. Better from 2027.
90 Wine Spectator
A bold, overt style, with a large ball of creamed plum and boysenberry compote flavors wrapped in black licorice. Flashes of violet and roasted apple wood check in on the plump finish. For the hedonist crowd. Drink now through 2030.