Hestan Vineyards winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown is one of Napa's most accomplished Cabernet specialists, having garnered multiple 100 point scores from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. His limited new Hestan Cabernet release now available. previous vintage 94 Points Wine Spectator: "An explosive style, big, rich, dense and powerful, delivering extracted blackberry, black licorice, mocha, espresso and dried herb flavors, with subtle cedar and spicy incense notes that linger, tightening ever so slightly on the finish. Drink now through 2027. 401 cases made." Complex, concentrated and exquisitely structured, the 2010 Hestan Cabernet Sauvignon has a dense core of black fruit that stands up nicely to the chalky tannins. This wine promisted to reward those with the patience to cellar it (up to 20 years).
Jake Hajer
Nice red fruit, raspberry, cranberry. A little hollow. Tasted with a few other somms who gave it much lower rating-
Nice red fruit, raspberry, cranberry. A little hollow. Tasted with a few other somms who gave it much lower rating-
9.1Billy L.
TRB Winemaker; nice wine!
TRB Winemaker; nice wine!
9.3Harold Dishner
Delightful Cab with dark fruits and silk finish.
Delightful Cab with dark fruits and silk finish.
9.4Ming L
Powerful, structured. Need cellar time, but shows great potential.
Powerful, structured. Need cellar time, but shows great potential.
8.8WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.