2014 Karo-Kann Private Reserve Block 12 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

(Winery Tasting Notes) The 2014 Karo-Kann Private Reserve Atlas Peak Block 12 is a stunner. Deep, dark crimson in color, bursting with crushed dark-fruit aromatics—black cherries and black plums—laced with sandalwood, tobacco and sweet vanilla-oak spice. Rich, expansive and bold on the attack, full-bodied with layers of blackberry preserves, dark cherry, cola, and new-wood cedar. Powerful yet elegant, ripe, showing all the rich opulence of the 2014 vintage, and bracketed by bold, rustic mountain tannins that argue for 15-20 years in a cool cellar.