Rudd 2018 Oakville Estate Proprietary Red, Napa Valley

98+ points - limited                                                       Rare release of Rudd's Oakville Estate Red. Limited.98+ Points Robert Parker: "A blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc, the Rudd 2018 Oakville Estate Proprietary Red Wine was aged for 22 months in French oak barrels, 55% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, it sashays out of the glass with flamboyant scents of candied violets, red roses, black raspberries and fragrant earth over a core of cassis, wild blueberries and Morello cherries with a waft of pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is an exercise in poise, featuring beautifully balanced velvety tannins and seamless freshness framing the opulent black and red berry layers, finishing very long and perfumed. 670 cases were made." An authentic expression of a unique place, the Rudd Oakville Estate Red transcends grape variety with a profound expression of vintage and site from mature vines in the Estate’s complementary terroirs of core stone