95 pts Wine Enthusiast Editors’ Choice

Open-knit aromas of red cur- rant, cassis and cherry mingle with more savory and characteristics like eucalyptus, seaweed, iodine, graphite, a whiff of smoke and tobacco leaf. Tannins are fine yet powerful, neatly supporting the juicy currant fruit. A line of fresh acidity is particularly lovely on this vintage. Drink now–2032.

94 pts Decanter

Clean, elegant liquorice and blackberry nose, with mint, dried herbs and lush fruit on the mid palate. It’s ripe and full, with firm but fine tannins. Blend : 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec, 4% Petit Verdot

93+ pts Wine Advocate

Vasse Felix is a savory house—it’s important to understand in order to fully understand the wines, I believe. They are driven by savory, spicy tannin (reds) and chalky, structuring extract (whites). In this cool 2019 vintage, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is aromatically detailed, with cassis, mulberry, brine, nori, sun-dried kelp, iodine and five spice. On the palate, while the wine is structured and firm, no tannin can stop the mellifluous flow of fruit through the mouth. An impressive spool of flavor through the finish tells us about the potential this wine has for graceful aging in the cellar. Drink it at any time, but cellar it with confidence for 15 years plus.

92 pts Wine Spectator

Dense and savory, with toothsome tannins and aromatic notes of Asian five-spice, dried porcini, Szechuan peppercorn and black pepper to complement the huckleberry and cassis flavors. Reveals a note of rosemary essential oil that lingers on the finish, where the tannins firm up. Drink now through 2027.