Cayuse Widowmaker Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Professional Ratings

• 94 Jeb Dunnuck

  Lots of earthy tobacco, gravelly earth, shiitake, and assorted darker fruits emerge from the 2018 The Widowmaker En Chamberlin Vineyard. Medium to full-bodied, it has a wonderful core of sweet fruit, polished tannins, and a great finish. It leans heavily into the earthy, foresty side of the spectrum. Give bottles 2-4 years in the cellar if you can, and it should have two decades of prime drinking ahead of it. This is only for those who like plenty of savory earthiness in their Bordeaux blends.

• 94 James Suckling

  Currants, blueberries, plum stones, chocolate and tobacco leaf on the nose. It’s full-bodied with firm, velvety tannins. Very balanced and supple with a juicy core of dark fruit and savory, earthy undertones. Sweet fruit in the center-palate. Drink or hold.

• 94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  Opening with a mineral-driven nose, the 2018 The Widowmaker en Chamberlin Vineyard offers up elements of dusty blackberry, hints of leather and resinous purple flowers with cinnamon and nutmeg tones. Medium to full-bodied, the wine displays a ripe, lush expression that is coated with a delightful mineral tension before displaying elements of bitter dark chocolate, dried sage and dusty purple flowers. Concluding with a long, winding finish, the Cabernet should continue to deliver an elegant, dark-fruited and delightful drinking experience for the next decade and a half. The wine rested for 19 months in French oak barrels, one-third new.

• 93 Wine Enthusiast

  Aromas of cassis, herb and ash lead to full, fleshy, palate-coating flavors. It has plenty of hang time on the finish. It's an unabashedly delicious expression of the variety, appellation and vintage.

• 92 Wine Spectator

  Elegant and polished, with layered plum and cherry flavors laced with crushed rock and black olive notes. Finishes with refined tannins.