Rating: 99 Points (Jeb Dunnuck)
"The 2019
Cabernet Sauvignon J. Daniel Cuvee is just about pure perfection and another
example of Napa Valley magic. All Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in 80% new
French oak, it offers an incredible bouquet of pure cassis and blackberry
fruits as well as textbook Pauillac-like notes of graphite, tobacco, toasted
spices, and chalky minerality. Rich, full-bodied, and powerful, it’s one of
those wines that somehow marries incredible intensity and richness with no
sensation of weight or heaviness, perfect balance, and a layered,
multi-dimensional style that’s hard to describe. It shows more tannins and
chocolaty oak with air and needs to be forgotten for 4-6 years, and it will be
a 40+-year wine. It’s heavenly juice."
Wine Advocate: 98-100 Points
“The 2019 J Daniel Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon is a barrel sample
with a deep garnet-purple color. It
needs a little coaxing to unlock pronounced blackcurrant preserves, Black
Forest cake and stewed plums scents with hints of star anise, clove oil, unsmoked
cigars and tilled soil with a waft of roses.
Full-bodied, the palate explodes with vibrant black fruits, framed by
wonderfully plush tannis and seamless freshness, finishing long and
fragrant. Beautiful!”