Backus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

A great Cabernet from a great winery

Stunningly gorgeous! 2 hour double decant!!

The Backus Vineyard is on a steep hillside in the low end of the Vaca mountains...across from Rudd Vineyards and Screaming Eagle. It's a blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot & 1% Malbec. Tonight, it's showing elegant evolution. The tannins are about at the halfway point in their evolution. It has a slightly jammy character. The fruits are; ripe to dry blackberries, spiced plum, dark cherries, touch of blueberries, black raspberries & raspberries come on late, coffee grounds, spice-box, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, mocha chocolate, a nice woody barrel toast comes through mid palate, black licorice anise, dry stems, black tea, dry florals & fresh violets, dry hay, rich semi-sweet black earth, dry crush brown volcanic rocks and the acidity is perfect. The wine is in a good place tonight with a 3 hour decant. The structure, balance, length and finish are outstanding. The finish goes on and on. It's; ruby, lush, thick, round, elegant with just the right amount of spice and earth. The first bottle in a set of three. I would have the next bottle in 5-8 years. Guessing, the last bottle in another 3-7 years depending on the showing of the second bottle. Sweet dark cassis nectar.

Still young.

Love this wine. It's in such a pretty place right now. #josephphelps biased review

Still waiting for this to tone down and integrate. 5 years more?

An American bordeaux. Earthy nose, good dark fruit. Not the best vintage bust still showing well.

A must drink at this time. Fruits are soft and blended. Velvet. Long finish. Awesome.

Dark fruits with cassis. Strong persistent finish. Showing plenty of finesse and body at the same time.

Yes. God bless America, especially Napa.