UNITY

Cabernet Sauvignon

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2018

Erin Brooks, The Wine Advocate

90

The 2018 Unity Cabernet Sauvignon is made with 66% Napa County fruit and 34% Sonoma County fruit. Medium to deep ruby-purple, it opens with notes of graphite and dust over a core of cassis with notes of boysenberry, cedar and vanilla. Medium to full-bodied, it has a core of sweet spice-laced fruits, a firm, grainy frame and just enough freshness on the finish.

2009

Stephen Tanzer

90

(75% Napa County fruit and the rest from Sonoma County): Vivid ruby. Aromas of cherry, blackcurrant, licorice and cocoa powder are brightened by cracked pepper and clove. Smooth and velvety in texture, offering gently sweet dark berry flavors lifted by a spicy nuance. The intense, lingering finish features gentle tannins and a hint of smokiness.

2008

Stephen Tanzer

91

(an 80/20 blend from the two counties; includes 5% each merlot, cabernet franc and malbec): Glass-staining ruby. Pungent red and dark berries on the nose, with complicating notes of licorice, espresso and dried rose; picks up a touch of tobacco with aeration, along with a hint of vanilla. Rich and expansive, offering lush dark fruit and vanilla flavors and showing no rough edges. Surprisingly approachable now, finishing with very good thrust and persistent sweetness.

2007

Robert Parker

91

A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa and 40% from Sonoma, the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Unity is an elegant, Bordeaux-styled offering displaying admirable blueberry and black currant fruit intermixed with an underlying floral component. With medium to full body, outstanding purity, and sweet tannin, it should drink well for 12-15 years.

2005

Robert Parker

90

A limited production cuvee, the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Unity (100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Fisher family vineyards in Napa) possesses chocolate, blackberry, cassis, charcoal, new wood, and spice characteristics. Medium to full-bodied, young and unevolved, it is purely made with good acidity as well as ripe tannin. It will benefit from 2-3 years of cellaring, and should keep for 10-20 years.

2005

Stephen Tanzer

90

(a Bordeaux blend from estate and purchased fruit) Dark red. Currant, plum, chocolate and leather on the nose. Supple, sweet and accessible, in a distinctly pliant style. The plum, game and earth flavors are a bit sauvage but nicely ripe and fleshy. Finishes with broad, sweet tannins and a light herbal quality. This is finer-grained and more harmonious today than the Cameron blend.