Schrader Double Diamond Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 (750ML)

With the 2023 vintage, Double Diamond changes identity: once a proprietary red, it is now bottled as an Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon. Most of the fruit comes from the To Kalon Vineyard, from blocks chosen by Thomas Rivers Brown, and a small share from Wappo Hill rounds out a wine that is otherwise nearly all Oakville. The style is lively rather than heavy. Cassis, black cherry and blueberry sit alongside brighter red fruit, with wild sage, cedar, oak spice and a floral top note. It is medium-bodied, with grippy tannins and brisk acidity that keeps it lifted through the finish. Critics see it drinking well from the mid-2020s through the mid-2030s. Pour it with dry-aged ribeye, rosemary lamb chops or a wild mushroom risotto.