Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Professional Ratings

• 93 Tasting Panel

  A smooth and tangy Bordeaux style wine with lively plum and berry fruit; medium-bodied and elegant; another winner in a long line from this acclaimed winery. 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.7% Merlot, 5.8% Petit Verdot, 1.2% Malbec, and 0.3% Cabernet Franc.

• 92 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  COMMENTARY: Well, it has been a long time since I tasted the 1976 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon—the winery's launch vintage. I fondly recall the hoopla surrounding that release. It was exciting and exhilarating, and it brought me into looking closely into this winery's story. Now almost four decades later, the story remains as strong as ever. The 2014 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the stars of the vintage. TASTING NOTES: This wine successfully combines power and elegance. Its red currants beginnings lead nicely into hints of crème de cassis in its aromas and flavors. Pair its gentle, yet firm palate with oven-baked chicken over a bed of wild mushroom infused risotto. (Tasted: June 1, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
• 92 Decanter
  The Cabernet harvest lasted almost six weeks in 2014, and it was a fabulous year for Petit Verdot, which adds a rich violet character to both the aroma and the taste. There are broader tannins than usual, but the blueberry and cassis flavours just shout delicious! Winemaker Rob Davis has gradually been decreasing the amount of American oak and increasing the amount of French oak, giving the structure more fineness.
• 90 Wine & Spirits
  With generously rich fruit on a lean frame, this cabernet carries varietal notes of fresh green herbs turned toward smoky tobacco by the wine’s time in oak. The tannins have a black-pepper spice, feeling light and gracious, ready for seared duck breast.
• 90 Wine Enthusiast
  Tart and tangy in underlying acidity, this elegant red offers a mix of dried herb, tobacco leaf and red currant, showing subdued ripeness within a context of elongated polished tannin and well-integrated oak.