Jeb Dunnuck 95/100 The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello comes from a cooler, even drought year and is based on 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. I believe it was aged all in American oak, as always I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a French barrel in there) and hit 13.7% natural alcohol. Beautiful, and classic Monte Bello, notes of plums, cassis, and blueberries all give way to more vanilla oak, tobacco, cedar pencil, and violet aromas and flavours. A more elegant, streamlined, medium to full-bodied Monte Bello, it has beautiful tannins, perfect ripeness not overripe nor underripe), flawless balance, and a great finish. It doesn’t have the sheer grandeur or dimension of the 2017, but it’s a seamless, incredibly elegant, compelling Monte Bello that will benefit from 4-6 years it’s stunning today with a healthy decant) and will certainly have 30 years of prime drinking. Drink 2025 - 2057
