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2014

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted 7 December 2019 Napa Valley · Oakville

The most inviting and "palate-compelling" right now, the 2014 Macdonald showed wonderfully expressive dark, black fruit, with some violets and asphalt adding to the profile. Surprisingly silky, rounding-out perfectly on…

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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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2015

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley · Oakville

Similar in design mostly to the 2013, the 2015 has tension and structure that mirrors its older sibling in all the best ways. The 2015 does relax a bit more after some air, and begins to evolve into…

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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
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