Yao Ming Family Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

96 - Jeb Dunnuck

Appearance exhibits deep dark purple color with intense hues. This wine is elegant and powerful. There is focused fruit with pronounced plum and blackberry. The fruit is framed with barrel notes of toast and baking spice. The pallet has a jammy yet supple, lush richness from integrated tannin structure. The wine comes together on the finish and lingers on the back of the pallet providing a long finish This wine is approachable now and will age for many years. It is very elegant. The 2015 growing season was a low yielding vintage in the Napa Valley due to set. We had good balance on the fruiting wire. This is a year that makes the winemaker focus on intense purity and bring out the
essence of the vintage.