2018 Parallel Cabernet Sauvignon Black Diamond Captivator
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The deep purple-hued 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Diamond Reserve Captivator knocks it out of the park, offering a full-bodied, ultra-pure, incredibly impressive style as well as notes of crème de cassis, jammy currants, spring flowers and high-class oak. The balance is spot on, it has seamless, silky tannins, and one heck of a great finish. It’s certainly a big, ripe, powerful Napa Valley Cabernet, yet everything is in the right place and it’s about as satisfying as it gets. Enjoy bottles over the coming 15 years or more.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate
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Darker hued than the regular cuvée from 2019, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Captivator boasts plenty of earthy, loamy accents, dark toast and cedar and super-ripe, plummy fruit. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, it offers more concentration, extraction and torrefaction, without delivering that much more pleasure.