Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia concentrated and more powerful flavors

concentrated and more powerful flavors that flash a subtle minerality on the driving

all wrapped in a very firm but not aggressive finish

displaying intense dark berry and floral scents complicated by suggestions of olive

(from 45+ year old vines)

Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia concentrated and more powerful flavorsThe 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Samantha's shows a deeper, inkier expression of Oakville Cabernet. Inky blue and black fruit, smoke, licorice, tobacco and graphite meld together as the 2012 opens up in the glass. Mocha, plums and incense add nuance. Many of the lots are fermented in barrel, which gives the finished wine much of its signature intensity and tannin profile. Ideally, readers should give the 2012 another few years to soften, as the tannins are