2013 Cabernet Sauvignon J. Daniel Cuvée
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Robin Lail excels with big, textured wines. I found the 2013 and 2014 Cabernets terrific, and a step up from the 2012s, which I felt were pushed a bit too far. The Blueprint series, both the Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon) are once again delicious wines that deliver tons of quality for the money on the rich, intense style Lail and winemaker Philippe Melka pursue here.
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Robin Lail's family boasts a rich lineage that goes back to the 1800s, and her granduncle, Gustav Niebaum, who founded Inglenook. Subsequently, Lail was a founder of both Dominus and Merryvale. Curiously, despite her deep Napa Valley roots, Lail has chosen to make big, powerful wines that emphasize richness and opulence. Her two Sauvignon Blancs are intense whites with a real sense of phenolic richness. In the best vintages both Sauvignons are magnificent. But beyond that, they are totally unique and different from anything else being made in Napa Valley. The Cabernets are similarly thick, full-throttle wines made with an approach that favors late harvests and high levels of ripeness. By any standard - including the many other wines made by consulting oenologist Philippe Melka - these are among the ripest, most opulent Cabernets in Napa Valley today. I imagine some readers will adore this style. Personally I find the Lail Cabernets excessively heavy, lacking in freshness and on the edge of being raisined.
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