A stylish, polished wine – super-suave and expressive, with rich, perfectly weighted fruit and gorgeous, super-fine tannins infused with an iron-scented minerality. Beautifully compact yet intensely juicy, it bursts with red and black fruit, layered with gravelly mineral depth. The exceptional tension and structure give it poise and balance, making it a masterful effort that radiates freshness, precision and impeccable harmony. Owned by husband-and-wife team Luke Evnin and Deann Wright, Annulus Cellars is crafted by Nigel Kinsman, who met them through Bart Araujo. The wines are made at Wheeler Farms in Rutherford, with this bottling sourced entirely from Block 2 of Vine Hill Ranch in Oakville, nestled against Hopper Creek.

A big, dark and luscious wine from a noted single vineyard. It shows such great chocolaty depth and fragrant black cherries, creme de cassis and pencil shavings on the nose, followed by broad black fruit on a velvety texture. Full-bodied, complex and stunning, showing how good the challenging 2022 vintage can be. Drink or hold.

All Block 2 and Clone 4 from this great Oakville site, the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard delivers beautiful vibrancy, with red, blue, and black fruits intermixed with chocolate, violets, sappy flowers, and chalky minerality. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, it's medium to full-bodied and elegant, with beautifully integrated oak and a seamless texture. Another gorgeous wine from Nigel Kinsman that shines in the vintage.

The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch is terrific. Rich and ample in the glass, with terrific forward fruit, the 2022 impresses with its lifted aromatics and fine balance. Red cherry, blood orange, cedar and sweet pipe tobacco are nicely amplified. The 2022 is a revelation. It's certainly one of the finer wines of the vintage. All of this fruit is from Block 2. Look for this to be a star going forward. - Antonio Galloni

(94+ points) It's remarkable how similar portions of my note on the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch are to the review of the 2021. Full-bodied and supple, the wine gradually becomes more rough-edged and coarse-grained on the lingering finish, while the aromas and flavors are dominated by ripe cherries, with subtler notes of tobacco and mint.- Joe Czerwinski

This shows the slow-moving, weighty feel typical of the valley floor Cabs in ’22, with plum and blackberry fruit that is thick and up-front in feel, while stolid notes of warm earth, cocoa and licorice root take over on the back end. Offers admirable depth, but the vintage’s lack of energy leaves this feeling a bit hefty. Best from 2026 through 2033. 227 cases made.