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93 PointsVinous
The 2023 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon offers sweet herbs, olive tones, pine shavings and dusty black currants as it smolders up from the glass. It possesses a racy character that contrasts with its weight, as silken textures flood the senses with cola-enhanced red and black fruits. Violet and lavender tones swirl over dark chocolate concentration framed by fine tannins, and the 2023 finishes long and nicely balanced.
91 PointsWine Enthusiast
Clean lines of cherry, toasted wood, red flower and a pinch of thyme make for a satisfying nose on this widely available bottling. The palate pairs familiar blackberry flavors with mocha spice.
Winemaker Note
The DAOU Cabernet Sauvignon presents a deep ruby-purple color, foreshadowing intense aromas of cherry and blackberry jam complemented by dark chocolate, tobacco leaf and desert sage. The nose also reveals secondary nuances of wet gravel, sandalwood and plum pudding with subtle notes of fennel, black olive and eucalyptus. On the palate, a swirl of black raspberry, pomegranate, cherry preserve and Zante currant melds seamlessly with crushed herbs, fig and cranberry. An impeccably balanced finish flows effortlessly from the juicy mid palate, leaving lovely notes of boysenberry, rhubarb, graphite and dried thyme.
