Praelum Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville 2018

Praelum, a new and well, exciting discovery for us (at the price we scored!), is the Latin word for the wine press used in ancient Rome. It hails from a single valley floor site on the eastern side of Oakville, fabled land of Screaming Eagle and Rudd, and so many all-time mega-classics that we get feverish thinking about it. It is project led by Master Sommelier and entrepreneur, Desmond Echavarrie, one of the top somms in the country!

INKY!! Opaque! Midnight red/purple madness from the lovely, immensely satisfying 2018 vintage! Glass-coating, mouth-filling, dark mocha sensationalism! Luxurious cab, with masses of blackberry and blueberry fruit, but never over the top -- it’s got a strong line of acidity and powerful tannins. Very “masculine” if you will, with all manner of secondary notes -- leather, tobacco leaf, cocoa powder, molasses, allspice....

Just a whopper of a cabernet that is going to age for several decades….! THERE. YOU. GO!! Will FLY!