92/100 - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
91/100 - James Suckling
This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors that are varied, multiple, and concentrated with black currant, black cherry, and raspberry sorbet with hints of Rutherford dust. This very traditional Cabernet Sauvignon shows discrete and fleeting hints of fine herb. This leads to an intense concentration of fruit together with spice, vanilla bean, and toasted oak. The texture is firm, rich, and pleasingly full-bodied with a long finish.

The year started with a dry winter leading into a warmer than normal summer. Veraison was slower than usual which delayed fruit thinning. We managed our yields to two tons to the acre. The cooler summer nights kept acidity levels up and the fruit balanced. With smaller berry size and lighter clusters, we achieved great color and concentration.

95/100 - TASTING PANEL Publisher’s Picks
Our 2018 Frisson Toucher Vineyards captures the core of this valley floor site. Layers of vibrant cassis, black cherry, and black currant interplay with savory infusions of graphite, sage, tapenade and tobacco that unfold in unwavering strata.