2014 Seavey Cabernet Sauvignon
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(14.5% alcohol): Deep ruby. Musky, slightly reduced aromas of black fruits, licorice, graphite and espresso are a bit mute today but hint at sweetness. Wonderfully plush and fine-grained on the palate; still an infant but more complex and less relentlessly primary and monolithic than the 2013 version. Shows more early sweetness and ripeness than that wine but the huge dusty, drought-year tannins nonetheless will require extended aging. Winemaker Jim Duane noted that 2014 featured generally cooler and more variable temperatures than 2013, as well as fewer grapes per cluster and fewer seeds, and that may be why this wine is a bit less monolithic and a touch sweeter in the early going. But I wouldn't bet against the '13.
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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A total knock out, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is even better from bottle than it was from barrel. Even so, my impression is that the 2014 still has room to grow. Powerful and explosive, the 2014 exudes pedigree in its layered personality and overall structure. Scorched earth, gravel, menthol, licorice and dark fruits give the wine its distinctive personality. Readers will have to be patient, but the 2014 is shaping up to be magnificent.
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (880 cases) spends 20 months in about 60% new French oak. It is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and offers up an opaque dense purple color in a structured, but still essentially beautiful wine with classic mulberry, blackcurrant, licorice and truffle-like notes. Earthiness is present as well and, like most Seavey wines, there is no shortage of structure and tannin. This full-bodied classic is somewhat of an anomaly for a 2014, as it needs 3-5 years of cellaring and will keep 30 or more.
A deep, intense wine, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is powerful and very tightly wound. Readers will have to be especially patient here, as the 2014 appears to be a slow to mature Cabernet. At the same time, all the elements are in the right place. Streaks of savory and mineral notes support the expressive, alluring finish. The 2014 is less opulent through the middle than the 2013, but it offers terrific energy.