2018 Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon STATE RANCH Yountville Napa Valley

WSI95 VIN94The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon State Ranch is soft, open-knit and wonderfully inviting. Silky tannins wrap around a core of red-toned fruit. Sweet cherry, cedar, pipe tobacco and mocha are all laced together. The State Ranch is not quite as deep or powerful as some of the other wines in the range, but on the plus side, it will drink well with only minimal cellaring.
JD94 In the same style, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon State Ranch has a medium to full-bodied style as well as already complex notes of red and black currants, baking spices, dried herbs, and earth. It’s rich, nicely concentrated, and balanced.
JS94  Attractive aromas of blackcurrant and blueberry with some dark chocolate and hazelnut. It’s full-bodied and juicy with lots of fruit and hazelnut at the end. Better in 2023.
Estate Notes: The 23-acre State Ranch is located northeast of the town of Yountville. The rocky, loam soil has excellent drainage and grows Cabernet Sauvignon vines and clusters that are moderate in size. Nickel & Nickel produces wine from fourteen-and-a-half acres of the vineyard.