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2021

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted 20 April 2024 Napa Valley · Oakville

The best MACDONALD to date, without question. The refinement, polish, and sophistication that shines through in the 2021 vintage is no doubt a next-next level for what is already a storied legacy of wines from this…

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2023

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley · Oakville

In a blind of Napa big boys, this thing jumped ahead of the pack with what I consider to be one of the most perfect profiles for my palate. There is that signature olive and saline overlay that…

Reviewed 29 March 2026
2014

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley · Oakville

Lush and approachable, the 2014 is in a very giving mood. Though the 2012 showed enhanced depth and breadth by comparison, the 2014 is certainly a friendly and affable sipper that, of all the…

Reviewed 3 February 2025
2013

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley · Oakville

This wine is. No. Joke. (Reminds me of when Ngawâ Sherpa told us as we were crossing Khumbu's Cho La Pass, "Cho La.No Joking. No talk. Rocks fall die.") A story for another time perhaps. But this…

Reviewed 3 February 2025
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