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Larkmead Vineyards, Solari Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013

Red Wine from California, United States
by Larkmead Vineyards
$209.00
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Larkmead’s flagship Solari Cabernet stands as a monument to the family’s vision—95% Cabernet with 5% Petit Verdot, just 945 cases from one of Napa’s greatest years. The 2013 vintage was colossal, and this wine embraced that intensity: truffled earth, saddle leather, dark chocolate, and the kind of structured power that demands patience. At thirteen years in, it’s arrived at a magnificent drinking window that extends to 2038. This is a wine that transcends fashion and trend, speaking instead to Napa’s capacity for greatness when vintage, vineyard, and winemaker align perfectly.

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Antonio Galloni

94 points

"Deep red-ruby. Pure if somewhat brooding scents of raspberry, currant, licorice and tobacco. Concentrated and tightly wound, showing darker mid-palate fruit than the 2014 Solari as well as considerable power. But there's no shortage of sweetness here. This beauty spreads out to saturate the palate without leaving any impression of heaviness. The red fruit element returns on the ripely tannic finish, which displays lovely retronasal lift, belying its very high pH. This should last very well. Winemaker Petroski described 2013 as "the granddaddy of all vintages, with no soil stress, no heat spikes, no Indian summer." He summarized: "We made our most powerful wines ever." This wine was the highest in total polyphenols of all of the bottles in my double vertical and yet its huge tannins are remarkably integrated." —Stephen Tanzer

Robert Parker

96 points

"The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Solari, which is 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot (945 cases), is a huge, massive wine of great intensity, coiled tightly at present, but with high tannins, formidable extract and unlimited upside potential. This is a real connoisseur’s choice, since it needs a good 5-8 years of bottle age. This is a monster effort from the valley floor and should be respected appropriately. Forget it for now." —Robert M. Parker, Jr.

More about Larkmead Vineyards

One of Napa's oldest family estates (1895), run by the Solari family since 1948. Their organic vineyard sits at 1,100 feet, and the wines—Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc—reflect that cool-climate discipline. Historic, unshowy, genuinely excellent.

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Reserve for special occasions with prime rib, truffle risotto, or dry-aged beef. This wine deserves the finest proteins and patient appreciation.

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