Wine Doctrine
2017

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted 30 May 2021 Napa Valley · Oakville

Normally I wouldn't even think of messing with this wine inside of the 7+ year mark, but I wanted to get a feel for how it might hold over the course of the next decade and if it stands to be as formidable as some of…

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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…

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2022

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley · Oakville

Freshy Fresh McFreshalot, the 2022 MacDonald dials the fresh-o-meter up to 11, revealing exceptionally clean and driven fruit with a polish that is unmatched. I gotta say, the last two vintages of…

Reviewed 3 February 2025
2020

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley · Oakville

Whaaaaat?! If this was blind (and in retrospect I wish it would have been just to put a double period of confidence on the end of this sentence), I would've called this out as not just a stronger…

Reviewed 3 February 2025
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