Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Professional Ratings

• 95 Wine & Spirits

  While many contemporary Califor-nia winemakers promote ripe, fruit-forward cabernets, powerfully extracted and richly oaked, Jordan has held to an elegant style since Tom and Sally Jordan’s first vintage, made by Rob Davis, in 1976. Davis was still on board in 2015, working with Maggie Kruse on this wine—Kruse would become the lead winemaker after Davis’s retirement in 2019. The vintage marked a turning point at Jor- dan, achieving a ten-year goal set by John Jordan, Tom and Sally’s son, when he took charge in 2005. He worked with the team to build a grower network in the hills, while planting the winery’s own hillside vineyards to replace the family’s valley-floor vines doomed by phylloxera. He also invested in French oak barrels, shifting from Jordan’s 50-50 French-American barrel regime to reach all French oak in 2015.

• 94 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  COMMENTARY: I love the 2015 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon. It is the winery's best Cab to date. I was there when they launched the 1976—introduced amid incredible fanfare. That maiden vintage was quite good; the 2015 vintage is where they want to be. TASTING NOTES: This wine is seductive. Its aromas and flavors of boysenberries, blueberries, aromatic flowers, and smooth oak accents catapult it to a special place. Pair it with roast turkey. (Tasted: September 19, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
• 92 Wine Enthusiast

  This wine represents the first time the winery has aged its red in entirely French oak, switching slowly over from American. Notions of clove and vanilla accent sanguine red fruit and savory elements.

  Editor's Choice

• 91 Decanter
  Jordan always swims against the tide, eschewing overt oak and overripeness. The wine is more Bordeaux-like than almost any from California, with subtle hints of herbs and spice, a fresh, clean, mouthwatering profile, and reasonable alcohol. Stick it in the cellar for a decade or more. Drinking Window 2024 - 2044