Betz Family Winery Pere de Famille Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Professional Ratings

• 97 Jeb Dunnuck
  The 2015 Père de Famille is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, and 4% Merlot that's mostly from Red Mountain aged 20 months in 70% new French oak. This inky colored effort is packed and stacked, with deep blackberry and currant fruits intermixed with lots of graphite, crushed rock, and minerals as well as smoky, violets aromas and flavors. This full-bodied beauty has gorgeous purity and elegance. It needs 2-4 years of bottle age and will keep for two decades.
• 95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  Unscathed from the warm vintage, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Père de Famille begins with a lifted, floral essence with dark red fruit aromas that waft with layers of oak spices. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is juicy and round with succulent acidity and lightened with a delicate mineral tension. The wine continues to impress with gobs of fruit layered with a gorgeous and sturdy frame that will remain food-friendly for years. The wine ends with a tannic edge and lingering flavors of dusty cherry skin, black raspberry and violets.

• 95 James Suckling
  Fantastic aromas of blackberry, violet and blueberry. A medium to full body and tight tannins that remain plush and caressing. A flavorful finish. Needs three or four years to come together. Impressive. Try in 2022.