Based on 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Calistoga, Howell Mountain, Oakville, and Stags Leap District and aged 20 months in French oak barrels (80% new), the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon J. Daniel Cuvée is deep purple-hued and offers a kaleidoscopic array of red and black fruits, scorched earth, smoke, tobacco, graphite, and sappy floral nuances. It's full-bodied on the palate, with a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, ripe, polished tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish that won't quit. Give it just a few years of bottle age and enjoy over the following three decades. Drink 2028-2055.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2023 J Daniel Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. It bursts from the glass with bold notes of cassis, fresh blackberries, and black raspberries, plus nuances of cedar chest, mint tea, and dark chocolate with a waft of iron ore. The full-bodied palate is bright, shimmery, and super-intense, with firm, grainy tannins and a refreshing line, finishing long with a minty lift.

98+ As has been the case for other recent vintages, Lail's 2023 J. Daniel Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon draws largely on vineyard sources in Calistoga (Heimark), Oakville (Vine Hill Ranch) and Stags Leap (Steltzner). This vintage is dark in hue, with intense aromas of cassis and blueberries, tinged with mocha. It's medium- to full-bodied in the mouth, concentrated and rich but tightly wound, with a long, silky-tannic finish. Enjoy the more-forward 2022 while waiting for the 2023's grip to relax a bit.

(97+ points) The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon J. Daniel Cuvée is a dark, sumptuous beauty. Blackberry, cloves, mocha, new leather and chocolate convey notable textural and flavor intensity. Soft, supple contours lend tons of immediacy, making the 2023 relatively accessible for the year.- Antonio Galloni

Floral and spicy, with lovely perfumed aromas of blue, red and black fruit, olive tapenade, cocoa powder, crushed stones and an herbal, earthy undertone. The palate is seamlessly integrated, with a silky, textural mouthfeel and tannins that almost melt in your mouth. A lovely balance of freshness, purity and earth. Delicious. Drink or hold.