Goldschmidt Vineyards Game Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2022 (750ml)

A lush, velvety red with soft power, offering ripe, relaxed black cherry and blackberry flavors on a bed of smooth tannins. Toast and baking spice flavors complement blueberries and dark plums on the palate, with spearmint and chocolate accents. Drink now or hold.

From a three-acre parcel of vines planted in 1989, Goldschmidt's 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Game Ranch spent 17 months in 85% new French oak, lending this full-bodied wine a plush veneer of cedar and vanilla, even a touch of toasted coconut. The underlying fruit is more cherries and cranberries, plus undertones of dusty earth, creating an attractive tension between fruity and savory components. Like the other Goldschmidt offerings in this report, it's gently extracted and only modestly tannic, finishing mouthwatering and refreshing.