Kapcsándy Cabernet Sauvignon Yountville State Lane Vineyard 2017

98 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin is another Bordeaux look-alike (Latour?) with its density, structure, and regal style. It offers blackcurrant, graphite, crushed rock, and lead pencil shaving aromas and flavors and is full-bodied, supple, and seamless on the palate, with building yet perfectly polished tannins. Showing the polished, elegant style of the estate, flawless balance, and a great, great finish, it's going to keep for 30-40 years. Drink: 2022-2057. (1/31/20)"

97 points Owen Bargreen: "The 2017 ‘Grand Vin’ Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the great wines that I have sampled over the past year. Sultry, elegant and showing incredible poise, the 2017 ‘Grand Vin’ gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon has layers of dark currants and tobacco leaf with shades of clove and mocha, with tar and Asian spice accents the all knee in the glass. The palate is not only rich and decadent but has a seamless effect that is very hard to describe on paper. Rich and layered, while possessing a vibrant core of acidity, the wine unveils ripe dark currant and graphite tones that mingle with sandalwood, black currant cordial, Turkisich coffee and shades of creosote that all come together marvelously on the palate. Wait for the exceedingly long finish. Everything is magically put together right now as the stunning 2017 ‘Grand Vin’ will enjoy an exceedingly long life ahead of it. Drink: 2023-2050. (Jul 2020)"

96 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "[This is the first year that Cabernet Sauvignon makes up 100% of the Grand Vin State Lane. Aged in French oak, 90% new, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin State Lane Vineyard slowly unfurls to reveal tantalizing notes of chocolate-covered cherries, wild blueberries and crème de cassis with nuances of pencil lead, bouquet garni, tree bark and crushed rocks plus a waft of iron ore. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated yet with fantastic tension, the palate has a firm backbone of grainy tannins to support throughout the long, mineral-tinged finish. 500 cases were made. Drink: 2021-2045. (Oct 2020)"

95+ points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin is, for the first time, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. One of the more reticent wines in this range, the Grand Vin is also going to need a bit of time to shed some of its tannic heft. Cedar, leather and spice add gorgeous aromatic complexity. Rich, brooding and quite powerful, the 2017 offers a lot of potential but it is not especially forthcoming today; that should not be an issue in time. Clearly, the pure Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin is a bit of a stylistic departure from the past. All the 2017 needs is patience. Drink: 2022-2037. (Jan 2020)"