2022 Daou Vineyards 'Patrimony' Cabernet Sauvignon

The flagship Cabernet, boasting a vivid ruby/purple hue, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon offers a terrific nose of crème de cassis, violets, sweet flowers, spicy oak, and cigar box. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged 30 months in new French oak, it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with remarkable purity, ultra-fine tannins, and flawless balance. This is another brilliant wine from this estate. Drink 2025-2045. ~98 Jeb Dunnuck

Powerful, polished and full of momentum, this shines with ripe purple-berry fruit and plums, black figs and bruised blueberries as well as incense, crushed violets and ganache. With air, graphite joins in. So supple. The lingering tannins are long and sweet. Drink or hold for the long-haul. ~96 James Suckling

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Patrimony is dark and powerful, with an expressive bouquet of black cherries, cassis, baking spice, rose petals and cedar spice box. Undeniable elegance is on display as it washes across the palate with textures of pure silk, showing oak-infused red and black fruits elevated by a core of mocha and a framework of sweet tannins. Harmonious and long, it leaves rum-soaked currants and nuances of spiced orange, while a twang of residual acidity maintains unexpected energy and verve. ~95 Vinous Media

The 2022 Patrimony is a barrel sample of Cabernet Sauvignon, maturing for 30 months in 100% new French oak. It takes some time in the glass to reveal red and black currants, blueberry, licorice, soy, cocoa powder and desert herbs. The full-bodied palate is plush, supple and inviting with mineral-driven fruit and a juicy, floral finish. It is due to be bottled in March of 2025. ~95 Wine Advocate

Dark black fruits, cedar wood, vanilla and spice aromas. On the palate, barrel tannins dominate, along with blackberry, bramble and dark chocolate. Usually a benchmark California Cabernet Sauvignon (100%), this iteration of Patrimony will need time to develop cohesion and for tannins to resolve. Tasted as a barrel sample to be released in August 2025. ~93 Decanter