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James Suckling Review
Rated 99
Blackberries with lavender, rosemary and sandalwood. Very perfumed. Full-bodied and always tight, transparent and so long. Linear and racy. So pretty and nimble. Well formed. Cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and a splash of petit verdot. All co-fermented. Try after 2025.
Jeb Dunnuck Review
Rated 98
Based on co-ferments of Cabernet Sauvignon (76%), Petit Verdot (15%), and Cabernet Franc (9%), mostly from the To Kalon and Vine Hill Ranch vineyards, the 2019 Black Magic is a stunning wine that flirts with perfection, and I'd put it up with the creme de la creme of the vintage. It offers a kaleidoscopic array of red, blue, and black fruits, notes of sandalwood, graphite, iron, and tobacco leaf, full-bodied richness, silky tannins, and a monster of a finish. The balance here is spot on, it has the supple, round, classic 2019 mouthfeel, and while it's already a sensational drink, it's going to evolve for 25+ years. It's another incredible wine from this team. Drink 2022-2047.
Wine Tasting Notes
Once again the name of the wine describes the wine. This is all dark fruit and density. This years Black Magic shows tremendous depth and tannins that are almost totally buried in pure macerated black fruits, black berries, Turkish coffee, unsmoked tobacco, tar and black licorice. This was again blended from numerous barrel trials, tastings and blendings with no wine being off limits with the singular goal of making the best wine in Napa. Unfortunately this year resulted in fewer cases but at least the equal of the 2019 version. This is a wine to have with just your best of friends or to put away for your children.
Rated 99
Blackberries with lavender, rosemary and sandalwood. Very perfumed. Full-bodied and always tight, transparent and so long. Linear and racy. So pretty and nimble. Well formed. Cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and a splash of petit verdot. All co-fermented. Try after 2025.
Jeb Dunnuck Review
Rated 98
Based on co-ferments of Cabernet Sauvignon (76%), Petit Verdot (15%), and Cabernet Franc (9%), mostly from the To Kalon and Vine Hill Ranch vineyards, the 2019 Black Magic is a stunning wine that flirts with perfection, and I'd put it up with the creme de la creme of the vintage. It offers a kaleidoscopic array of red, blue, and black fruits, notes of sandalwood, graphite, iron, and tobacco leaf, full-bodied richness, silky tannins, and a monster of a finish. The balance here is spot on, it has the supple, round, classic 2019 mouthfeel, and while it's already a sensational drink, it's going to evolve for 25+ years. It's another incredible wine from this team. Drink 2022-2047.
Wine Tasting Notes
Once again the name of the wine describes the wine. This is all dark fruit and density. This years Black Magic shows tremendous depth and tannins that are almost totally buried in pure macerated black fruits, black berries, Turkish coffee, unsmoked tobacco, tar and black licorice. This was again blended from numerous barrel trials, tastings and blendings with no wine being off limits with the singular goal of making the best wine in Napa. Unfortunately this year resulted in fewer cases but at least the equal of the 2019 version. This is a wine to have with just your best of friends or to put away for your children.