Au Paradis 2021

A rich and flavorful red with lots of blackberries, dark chocolate, iodine, orange peel, lemon zest, green tobacco and pine needles, Medium-bodied. Tannins are open and then turn fine and polished. Lovely length and consistency. 88% cabernet sauvignon, 9% cabernet franc and 3% merlot. Drink after 2028.

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Au Paradis is blended with 9% Cabernet Franc and 3% Merlot, and its aromas unfold over several minutes in the glass. Blueberry liqueur and a well of cassis give way to bresaola, grilled meats, bitter chocolate, leather, thyme and sage before a singular crescendo of pure violet perfume. The palate offers a seamless structure defined by smooth, velvety tannins and freshness that highlights its floral top notes; highly concentrated, detailed fruit; herbal, savory and mineral flavors; and fantastic length. Its ripeness is expertly restrained, and this world-class Cabernet, poised for a slow arc of maturation, is a great candidate for the cellar. 1,344 cases were made, and the Au Paradis will be released in July of 2024.

An overtly lush, flattering style, with creamed plum and blackberry fruit flavors wrapped in notes of mocha and Christmas pudding. Alder and tobacco accents chime in on the finish, which shows more toast than purity. Drink now through 2036. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 1,344 cases made.

Intense and concentrated, muscular with clear nuance, blackcurrant pastille, powerful tannic architecture, exceptionally mild growing season dry with small and concentrated berries. This is powerful and gourmet with cocoa bean and graphite, will benefit from time in the bottle. 60% new oak. 16ha estate in Oakville, with 11ha under vine, on the Vaca Mountain Range, so foothills fruit.