97 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2015 Cardinale is heavenly juice made from 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot that’s from a number of AVAs in Napa Valley. It offers a beautiful perfume of crème de cassis, black raspberry jam, graphite, and scorched earth. This gives way to a full-bodied, elegant, impressively concentrated 2015 that has the deep, concentrated fruit of the vintage, yet stays fresh, lively and graceful on the palate. This is high-class stuff that can be drunk anytime over the coming 20-25 years. Drink: 2018-2043. (12/29/17)"
97 points Anthony Dias Blue (The Tasting Panel): "Ripe plum nose; dense and dark with a velvety texture and complex flavors of spice, chocolate, and black cherry. Intense but always refined and elegant, this is yet another Chris Carpenter masterpiece. (Apr 2019)"
96+ points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Cardinale Cabernet Sauvignon (containing 10% Merlot) gives beautiful red, black and blue fruit notes with touches of dried herbs, spice cake and unsmoked cigars, plus a waft of cedar. Medium to full-bodied, it has a firm structure with plenty of gregarious mid-palate fruit, finishing with a lingering herbal lift. This seductive blockbuster is temptingly drinkable now and it should age gracefully over 15-20 years. Drink: 2017-2037. (Dec 2017)"
96 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2015 Cardinale is dark, sensual and totally beguiling. Voluptuous fruit and soft, racy contours make a strong opening statement. The dark cherry, mocha, smoke, plum, spice and new leather flavors are all amped up in a seamless, alluring Cardinale that is going to be nearly impossible to resist in its youth. There is so much to like here. Drink: 2022-2040. (Mar 2018)"
94 points Decanter: "It's the rare Napa Cab that drinks beautifully both on release and through a decade or more - this is one of them: decadently plush and juicy, with lifted floral aromas and smooth, seamless tannins. It sports great verve and polish, with oak, ripeness, acidity and alcohol all in balance. Drinking Window: 2019-2029. Alcohol 14.7%. (7/8/18)"
93 points Wine Spectator: "A ripe, juicy, seemingly forward style, with mouthfilling plum and blackberry compote notes before the back end delivers gutsy black licorice, chocolate and roasted apple wood flavors that will need some time in the cellar to integrate fully. Has the energy to pull everything together. Best from 2020 through 2032. (5/15/19)"
97 points Anthony Dias Blue (The Tasting Panel): "Ripe plum nose; dense and dark with a velvety texture and complex flavors of spice, chocolate, and black cherry. Intense but always refined and elegant, this is yet another Chris Carpenter masterpiece. (Apr 2019)"
96+ points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Cardinale Cabernet Sauvignon (containing 10% Merlot) gives beautiful red, black and blue fruit notes with touches of dried herbs, spice cake and unsmoked cigars, plus a waft of cedar. Medium to full-bodied, it has a firm structure with plenty of gregarious mid-palate fruit, finishing with a lingering herbal lift. This seductive blockbuster is temptingly drinkable now and it should age gracefully over 15-20 years. Drink: 2017-2037. (Dec 2017)"
96 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2015 Cardinale is dark, sensual and totally beguiling. Voluptuous fruit and soft, racy contours make a strong opening statement. The dark cherry, mocha, smoke, plum, spice and new leather flavors are all amped up in a seamless, alluring Cardinale that is going to be nearly impossible to resist in its youth. There is so much to like here. Drink: 2022-2040. (Mar 2018)"
94 points Decanter: "It's the rare Napa Cab that drinks beautifully both on release and through a decade or more - this is one of them: decadently plush and juicy, with lifted floral aromas and smooth, seamless tannins. It sports great verve and polish, with oak, ripeness, acidity and alcohol all in balance. Drinking Window: 2019-2029. Alcohol 14.7%. (7/8/18)"
93 points Wine Spectator: "A ripe, juicy, seemingly forward style, with mouthfilling plum and blackberry compote notes before the back end delivers gutsy black licorice, chocolate and roasted apple wood flavors that will need some time in the cellar to integrate fully. Has the energy to pull everything together. Best from 2020 through 2032. (5/15/19)"
| Product SKU | 333091 |
| Producer | Cardinale |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| SubRegion | Napa Valley |
| Varietal | Cabernet/Bordeaux Blends |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| Blend | 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot |
| ABV | 14.7% |
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