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2018

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted 9 June 2022 Napa Valley · Oakville

This dude was ready to go in so many ways, even with relatively limited decanting acrobatics. Double-decanted a few hours before consumption and then followed over the course of 4-5 additional hours, the 2018 Macdonald…

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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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