Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2014 A much more deeply pitched

A much more deeply pitched nose of dark berry fruit

but its day will come

the 2004 is the opposite end of the spectrum from 2003

it's showing well

Rudd, Oakville Samantha's Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2014 A much more deeply pitchedThe 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Samantha's shows a deeper, inkier expression of Oakville Cabernet. Inky blue and black fruit, smoke, licorice, tobacco and graphite meld together as the 2012 opens up in the glass. Mocha, plums and incense add nuance. Many of the lots are fermented in barrel, which gives the finished wine much of its signature intensity and tannin profile. Ideally, readers should give the 2012 another few years to soften, as the tannins are