100 Points
Perfect

Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry 2023

A truly stunning new discovery, the Poetry 2023 is intensely flavorful with deep dark fruit, a divinely silky smooth texture, and an overall freshness that reminds me of far pricier Napa Cult wines and Bordeaux’s left bank (in prime vintages). Similar to the most elite 2023 Napa Cabernet, this magnificent effort displays a cornucopia of flavors including cassis, blackberry, graphite and espresso bean complimented by a slight hint of creamy vanilla oak on the prodigious finish. This distinguished young Cabernet Sauvignon promises to impress for decades to come! Decant prior to 2028 and enjoy this thoroughbred through 2036+.

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