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2022

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasted 3 February 2025 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 MacDonald have really…

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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
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
2016

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley · Oakville

Full and flowing, the 2016 MacDonald cascades with flavor and intensity. Black and redder-black fruits dominate, with less black olive ruling the roost this go-around. Soil and spice accompany the…

Reviewed 3 February 2025
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