2009 Pride Mountain Vineyards Vintner Select Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

(94 Points  --  Wine Advocate)

The deep garnet colored 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Vintner's Select is a little restrained to start, offering emerging suggestions of oolong tea, dusty soil, sautéed herbs and tobacco leaf over a core of warm cassis and raspberry pie plus wafts of prunes and kirsch. Full-bodied, the palate reveals loads of muscular black fruits with provocative red berry accents and a firm line of ripe, grainy tannins, finishing long with bold freshness. (LPB)  Review Date: 01/2020