Macdonald
Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
Oakville, Napa Valley, California, USA
Plush with dark purple fruit. Soft velvet texture. Going through a tight phase but still enormously enjoyable. 2012 MacDonald is a treat.
Plush with dark purple fruit. Soft velvet texture. Going through a tight phase but still enormously enjoyable. 2012 MacDonald is a treat.
Jul 3rd, 2020
Amazing wine. Full bodied and rich from a very short decant.
Amazing wine. Full bodied and rich from a very short decant.
The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon is rich, racy and explosive to the core. An exotic tapestry of plums, sweet black cherries, smoke, bittersweet chocolate, licorice and dark spices race across the palate. Ample and intense, the 2012 has more than enough depth to fill its broad-shouldered frame. The 2012 is the most open-knit vintage made here so far. I imagine it will provide several decades of fine drinking. In keeping with the style of the vintage, the 2012 is quite generous and resonant, with a demi-glace like sense of silkiness and unctuosity. This is the first vintage that incorporates the younger 20 year-old vines. Next to some of the other vintages made so far, the 2012 is a bit monochromatic, but it is striking for its sheer opulence. Just 143 cases were made. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2015)
The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon is rich, racy and explosive to the core. An exotic tapestry of plums, sweet black cherries, smoke, bittersweet chocolate, licorice and dark spices race across the palate. Ample and intense, the 2012 has more than enough depth to fill its broad-shouldered frame. The 2012 is the most open-knit vintage made here so far. I imagine it will provide several decades of fine drinking. In keeping with the style of the vintage, the 2012 is quite generous and resonant, with a demi-glace like sense of silkiness and unctuosity. This is the first vintage that incorporates the younger 20 year-old vines. Next to some of the other vintages made so far, the 2012 is a bit monochromatic, but it is striking for its sheer opulence. Just 143 cases were made. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Oct 2015)
Jun 2nd, 2017The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon is rich, racy and explosive to the core. An exotic tapestry of plums, sweet black cherries, smoke, bittersweet chocolate, licorice and dark spices race across the palate. Ample and intense, the 2012 has more than enough depth to fill its broad-shouldered frame...
The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon is rich, racy and explosive to the core. An exotic tapestry of plums, sweet black cherries, smoke, bittersweet chocolate, licorice and dark spices race across the palate. Ample and intense, the 2012 has more than enough depth to fill its broad-shouldered frame...
Mar 14th, 2017First Macdonald for me; hopefully not the last one as this is truly terrific stuff! Savoury and youthfully tight, yet with great fruit and a nice Rutherford Dust component, which adds loads of interest and complexity. Beautiful already thanks to its polished tannins but better to hide these for another 10 years. One of the most impressive young Napa Valley CS encountered so far. Well done!
First Macdonald for me; hopefully not the last one as this is truly terrific stuff! Savoury and youthfully tight, yet with great fruit and a nice Rutherford Dust component, which adds loads of interest and complexity. Beautiful already thanks to its polished tannins but better to hide these for another 10 years. One of the most impressive young Napa Valley CS encountered so far. Well done!
Jan 1st, 2017
Red (and blue) fruits, leather, mild olive. Tannins provided a memorable long finish. Great now, even better later.
Red (and blue) fruits, leather, mild olive. Tannins provided a memorable long finish. Great now, even better later.
Jan 20th, 2016A new up and comer. Definitely one to look at. They have great potential and vineyard sources.
A new up and comer. Definitely one to look at. They have great potential and vineyard sources.
Apr 27th, 2015
A phenomenal wine. Amazing bouquet. Rich and lush. Open 8 hours beforehand (4 with the cork out, 4 in the decanter). Lots of growth potential (I would not touch this wine for another 3-5 years). Smokey with black cherry, plums, nutmeg, and cocoa. Spectacular finish. It’ll be hard to wait to open my next bottle, but I’ll bet it’s worth it!
A phenomenal wine. Amazing bouquet. Rich and lush. Open 8 hours beforehand (4 with the cork out, 4 in the decanter). Lots of growth potential (I would not touch this wine for another 3-5 years). Smokey with black cherry, plums, nutmeg, and cocoa. Spectacular finish. It’ll be hard to wait to open my next bottle, but I’ll bet it’s worth it!
Jan 8th, 2022
Tannic on opening, this is quite an ager. After several hours it softened, but this is one I would like to try in 3+ years. Awesome stuff @David L
Tannic on opening, this is quite an ager. After several hours it softened, but this is one I would like to try in 3+ years. Awesome stuff @David L
Dec 18th, 2017