2018 Cabernet Savignon

Random Ridge

After the fire ravaged the 2017 harvest, Random Ridge Vineyard bounced back with an excellent, though very small harvest in 2018. My section, coming from the TeePee and Old Vine blocks, produced a scant 3 barrels, but the wine is a blockbuster. This is true Mt. Veeder Cabernet; excellent tannin structure and brushy fruit notes that seem to reflect the chapparal and high elevations of the mountain. At its best with a steak or with time in the cellar.