2019 Seven Apart Cabernet Sauvignon Basalt Stags Ridge Vineyard
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Drawn from specific parcels of the Stags Ridge Vineyard, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Basalt offers initial impressions of smoky pencil shavings and crushed stone, followed by intense cassis notes. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, this is darn impressive, finishing long, with lovely purity of fruit in the end. It looks as if it could be a 25-year wine. Nine barrels were produced.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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A bigger, richer wine, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Basalt has a similar darker cherry, plum, and currant-driven core of fruit as well more minerality, iron, and roasted herb notes with time in the glass. The palate is on another level and is full-bodied, deep, rich, and concentrated, with incredible tannins as well as balance. This is pure Napa Valley Mountain Cabernet. Hide bottles for 2-4 years, and it's going to have 25 years or more of overall longevity. Bravo!
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Basalt is a hulking, potent wine. Blackberry jam, sweet spice, espresso, mocha and chocolate are all dialed up to the maximum. The alcohol here feels a bit high, though. Next to the other wines in this range, the Basalt is a bit less well balanced.