2018 Ovid Estate Proprietary Red Napa Valley
98+ points Jeb Dunnuck
Also
seeing less time on skins and a shorter maceration, the 2018 Cabernet
Sauvignon checks in as 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc , with
the rest Petit Verdot. Killer notes of blackcurrants, toasted spice,
lead pencil, and loamy soil all emerge from this full-bodied beauty.
With ripe, building tannins, an expansive, layered, textured, and
flat-out stunning purity of fruit, this remarkable mountain Cabernet
Sauvignon will benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age and cruise for 30
years or more in cold cellars.
96+ points Antonio Galloni Vinous
The
2018 Ovid is a very delicate, elegant wine, certainly relative to the
wines that have been made here in the past. Silky and perfumed, with
tons of grace, the 2018 is super-expressive today. Bright floral notes,
red cherry, plum and spice are all beautifully delineated. The 2018 is a
wine of energy and tension. It will be interesting to see how it
develops in bottle and if it gains more body. Today, it is very much
lithe in build. The 2018 has also just been bottled, and these wines
often blossom over time. I am super-impressed by the precision here.
94 Points Wine Spectator
Packed
nicely with dark plum, cassis and raspberry puree flavors, this is
vivid and direct, with a graphite edge harnessing the fruit through the
finish. There's a strong cast iron spine running from start to finish,
giving this some serious depth for the cellar. A late echo of sweet bay
leaf adds the finishing touch. Patience required. Cabernet Sauvignon,
Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Best from 2022 through 2038.
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