2017 Reyneke Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Reveals enticing tobacco, graphite and anise notes on the nose, which serve as a subtle skein that winds through flavors of ripe cassis and black plum, iron and smoke. A classy and vivid red, full-bodied but well-balanced, with finely detailed tannins providing sculpted definition akin to a gymnast's power paired with grace.

From biodynamic/organic producer Reyneke comes this special-release wine that's sourced from a single block and made only in exceptional vintages. This is just about everything you'd want a Cab to be—concentrated in ripe but not overly done black fruit, with earthy elements of turned soil, woodsy spice, pressed purple flowers and singed tobacco leaf, all framed by boldly structuring yet somehow simultaneously elegant tannins. Long and evolving on the finish, this is beautiful from start to finish and will age well through 2036.