The Untold Story Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Here’s an uncommonly structured and complex cabernet from Bob Betz MW in Washington State, with irresistible sapidity and impressive refinement and sophistication on the fully dry palate. There’s plenty of ultra-ripe fruit, mostly black, and fully integrated wood spice. Length, depth, and especially balance, are excellent. The kitschy label doesn’t really represent the quality of wine inside in my view – this is classic stuff, so don’t dwell on appearances. Drink or hold until the end of the decade. Tasted July 2022. Score – 93. (John Szabo, MS, winealign.com)