Arduous to consider it’s been 7 vintages since we’ve coated Mt. Courageous’s flagship cabernet. This yr’s mix is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec, not an enormous twist on prior years which be certain that Cab stays totally within the highlight.

The daring wine advantages from having such a prolonged getting old routine — we’re 5 years out from harvest now — and it has settled down appropriately within the bottle in consequence. Blueberries, blackberries, and currants make for a stunning fruit medley that, in contrast to my expertise with the wine again in 2015, now feels totally realized and able to pair together with your heartiest steak, pork chop, or tofu stir fry. A dusting of black pepper and cloves slowly reveal components of menthol and a pinch of anise on the end. Tart, evenly tannic, and spherical with black fruit, it’s a wine that’s actually come properly into its personal.

A / $125 / mtbravewines.com

2019 Mt. Courageous Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder

$125