2019 TOR Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Napa Valley

IWR96 The 2019 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon is another stunning wine from Tor. It impresses with its incredibly pure and fresh aromatics of ripe blackberries and black cherries that are woven together with pencil shavings, sweet spices, wet gravel and hints of violets and fresh sage. On the palate this is full-bodied and structured with beautiful round polished tannins that result in a gorgeous voluptuous mouthfeel. This possesses a wonderful elegant character as well as outstanding concentration and volume all the way through the seamless finish. This is another simply brilliant wine from Tor that is fantastic today, but will also age gracefully.
Estate Notes: Bursting with black cherries, rhubarb pie, and huckleberry preserves the nose on this stunning Cabernet is laced with black licorice and cinnamon notes that add a subtle and exotic feeling to the luxurious pure fruit aromas. The palate is dense and chewy with layers of unctuous defined fruits, the comforting presence of perfectly ripe tannin finishes with a touch of fine sweet cedar and black tea notes before a 30 second+ finish. This wine is well put together and showcases the playful yet powerful nature of top Oakville terroirs. Will drink well on release and improve from 5 years or more in the cellar.
Might go down as one of the greats -however, I did hear from some winemakers how very long the vintage played out, and bone ass tired some were when it finally ended. But quality loves long, long vintages with lots of hang time, and 2018 had hang time. It all began in late February and went deep into October.