Detert Family Vineyards Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 (750ML)

Only 275 cases of this Cabernet were made, all from the Detert family’s own vines in Oakville, on the western foothills of the To Kalon Vineyard. The blend is 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, drawn from Clone 4 and the estate’s own Horton Clone, with 9% Cabernet Franc, farmed organically on deep, free-draining Coombs gravelly loam. Winemaker Tom Garrett hand-harvests and ferments in small lots, averaging 14 days on the skins, then ages the wine 18 months in French oak, 60% of it new. The heat of 2022 made it a demanding year, yet the wine lands at a measured 14% alcohol and keeps its shape. It is big and concentrated: cassis, black plum and dark berries, with graphite, licorice, a touch of incense, leather and dark chocolate. Critics favor drinking it from now through the early 2030s. Have it with a dry-aged ribeye, braised short ribs, or a blue cheese burger.