1994 Bryant Family Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)

RP98 “A potentially perfect wine, the 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon boasts a fabulous nose of cassis, cream, blueberries, violets, minerals, and spice. It smells like a hypothetical blend of a great vintage of L’Evangile, Clinet, and Mouton-Rothschild. The opaque purple/black color is followed by a full-bodied wine stacked and packed with fruit, glycerin, and extract. No component part is out of place in this formidably endowed, remarkably well-balanced wine. The purity, richness, sweetness and depth of fruit suggest that the wine’s potential is limitless. Much like its cellarmate, the 1994 Colgin Cabernet Sauvignon (also made by Helen Turley), the Bryant Family Vineyard’s 1994 should evolve into one of California’s legendary Cabernets. It will age effortlessly for 25-30 years.” RP Dec 1996

Robert Parker writes, “The wine’s purity, presence, and finish are unbelievable. I predict this wine will turn out to be a legend! Bryant’s opaque black/purple-colored Cabernets are fermented with wild yeast and bottled without any clarification techniques such as filtration. They also receive a pre-fermentation five day cold maceration. This technique is used by consultant Helen Turley for all the Cabernet Sauvignons she makes.” BT 96-100Pts Published: Apr 25, 1996