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| Region | California |
| Appellation | Napa Valley |
| Category | Red Wine |
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| Cat | Region | Year | Producer, Wine | Size | C(s) | Bt(s) | HKD/Cs | HKD/Bt | Score | Critic | |
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California | 2014 | Dana Estates, Helms Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon | BT | - | 2 | - | HK$4,200 | 98 | JS | |
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California | 2014 | Dana Estates, Helms Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon | BT3 | 1 (3) | - | HK$11,970 | - | 98 | JS | |
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The single-vineyards from their 58 acres of vines, includes the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Helms Vineyard, which is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Rutherford. Production is only about 300 cases. It is a slightly more complex wine than the Onda, but not more concentrated, as it has the same opulence and voluptuous texture, an endearing overall personality with abundant juicy blackcurrants and licorice and loamy soil undertones in a full-bodied, silky style. This wine spent 20 months in 90% new French oak prior to being bottled unfiltered.
This estate has turned into one of the superstars of Napa Valley thanks to the energetic and visionary ownership of Korean Hi Sang Lee and his son, along with the winemaking guru Philippe Melka. These are all sensational wines coming from some of the best sites in Napa Valley. All of the 2014s out of bottle showed slightly better than they did from a barrel tasting a year ago.
Score: 95+ Robert Parker (RP), The Wine Advocate (WA), October 2016
Incredible aromas of violets and other flowers, not to mention blackcurrants and incense. Medium to full body and firm and polished tannins. Seductive. Goes on for minutes. Extremely long. Shows wonderful potential. Try it in 2022.
Score: 98 James Suckling (JS), JamesSuckling.com, January 2017
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Helms Vineyard is bright, focused and wonderfully nuanced in the glass. Medium in body, with silky tannins, the 2014 will drink well with minimal cellaring. It is fascinating to see how well the 2014 has come together over the last year. The flavors are vibrant – as they always have been – but the mid-palate has filled out very nicely. Succulent red cherry, plum, rose petal and spice notes lead into the nuanced, super-expressive finish.
Score: 96 Antonio Galloni (AG), Vinous Media (VM), March 2018
The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Helms Vineyard offers brilliant freshness and elegance, with a complex, nuanced style in its bluer fruits, California bay leaf, violet, and damp earth aromas and flavors. It’s full-bodied and certainly has fruit galore, yet it’s the balance, finesse, and layered texture that set it apart. Drink this brilliant bottle of Napa Cabernet over the coming two decades or more.
Score: 97 Jeb Dunnuck (JD), JebDunnuck.com (JD), January 2019