2017 Bevan Cabernet Sauvignon Harbison Vineyard
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From a site next to Tench, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Harbison Vineyard is a distinctly different wine with its meaty, bloody bouquet of blackcurrants, toasted spice, meat, chocolate, and tapenade-like notes. Full-bodied, big, and beefy on the palate, it still has plenty of give and plushness as well as a stacked mid-palate, an expansive texture, and a huge finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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Ripeness is pushed to the edge in the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Harbison Vineyard. Even within the context of these wines, which are always big, the 2017 is super-ripe and flamboyant to the maximum. In this vintage, the Harbison comes across as a bit roasted and overripe, with heavy torrefaction notes and tons of explosive opulence.
A barrel sample to be bottled in January 2019, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Harbison Vineyard is very deep purple-black in color and a little reduced on the nose with earthy and tar aromas over blackcurrants, dark chocolate and aniseed. The full-bodied palate is firm and earthy with a long finish.