Morlet Family Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Morlet Estate 2012

97 points Robert Parker: "[$275 list] From his nearly six acres of Cabernet Sauvignon planted with Margaux cuttings near Vineyard 29 and Colgin’s Tychson Hill vineyards, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Morlet Estate (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) displays the vintage’s open, opulent, plush personality. With exceptional intensity, plenty of crème de cassis, vanillin, floral and lead pencil notes, this full-bodied 2012 offers low acidity as well as impressive flavors. There are 275 cases of this gorgeous red. It should drink well for 15-20 years. Drink: 2014-2034. (Oct 2014)"

95.2 points CellarTracker.com community score.

94 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Morlet Estate is a gorgeous wine from Jodie and Luc Morlet's small hillside vineyard in St. Helena's Northern Corridor. Kirsch, sweet red cherry, mocha, espresso and rose petals are all beautifully delineated. Exotic floral overtones play off the opulent fruit nicely, while silky tannins pull it all together with gracious ease. This racy Cabernet Sauvignon is pure St. Helena and pure Morlet. Drink: 2022-2037. (May 2024)"

94 points Jane Anson (Decanter): " Fresh acidities and singing black fruits here, this has a beautiful mixture of power and elegance from 5th generation French winemaker Luc Morlet. It’s intense in colour at 7 years old, with blueberry fruits to the fore. Intense and creamy - clearly one for long ageing but with enough seductive notes and floral aromatics that it can be drunk now after a good few hours in a carafe. The fruit comes from three sites in Knights Valley, St Helena and Andy Beckstoffer's To Kalon. Unfiltered and natural yeasts, 100% new oak. An estate Morlet created with his American wife Jodie in 2006, but on the site of a former winery that didn't survive Prohibition. Drinking Window: 2019-2050. (11/2/19)"