Ballentine Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

A blend of 91.5% Cabernet Sauvignon 6% Petit Verdot 1.5% Malbec 0.5% Cabernet Franc 0.5% Merlot, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve displays a deep garnet-purple color and profound scents of chocolate-covered cherries, crème de cassis and baked plums with nuances of camphor, pencil shavings, violets and Chinese five spice. The palate delivers a big, full-bodied, powerful behemoth, with multiple layers of black fruits and exotic spices with a refreshing line and velvety tannins, finishing with epic length. This is one for the hedonists! Drink date: 2022-2042. Score – 95. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Nov. 5, 2020)