2019 Anakota Helena Montana Cabernet Sauvignon
2019 Anakota Helena Montana Cabernet Sauvignon

2019 Anakota Helena Montana Cabernet Sauvignon

99 pts
Anakota |Sonoma County |Cabernet Sauvignon
Iconic Sonoma Cabernet from legendary winemaker Pierre Seillan.
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Description

If the finest Cabernets in the world are of interest to you, this iconic offering from master winemaker Pierre Seillan needs a place in your collection.

The Anakota Helena Montana Cabernet hails from the steep Knights Valley hillside vineyard in California's Sonoma County. At 950 feet elevation, features rolling hills and well-drained gravelly loam soils. These stressed vines produce concentrated Cabernets with powerful black fruit flavours, spice, and muscular tannins, reminiscent of the great wines of Bordeaux.

A hedonistic delight, it's apex Cabernet from this part of the world. It's classic rich aromas of blackberries, currants, violets, chocolate, spice, and liquorice. The palate is deep and expansive, with flavours supported by soft, silky tannins, making it enjoyable now and perfect for ageing for up to 20 years.

Simply, this is one of the finest varietal Cabernets in the new world.

99 Points
"Incredibly spicy and aromatic with pumice and cloves. Pops out of the glass. Cedar, too. Full-bodied with soft, polished tannins adding tension and creaminess. Long and beautiful. All about class and breeding."
- James Suckling

97 Points
"Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a firm, grainy texture with concentrated black fruits leading to a very long, fruity finish."
- The Wine Advocate
97 Points
"This is a delicious wine out of the gate and will be worth holding onto and checking in on over the next 20 years."
- Jeb Dunnuck

99 Points - "Incredibly spicy and aromatic with pumice and cloves. Pops out of the glass. Cedar, too. Full-bodied with soft, polished tannins adding tension and creaminess. Long and beautiful. All about class and breeding. Try after 2025." - James Suckling

97 points - "The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Helena Montana Vineyard (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) was tasted as a finished blend that has come out of barrel in preparation for bottling. It spent 12 months in 100% new French oak and is due to be bottled in April 2021. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose is very primary, revealing pure blueberry, plums and crushed black currants scents with nuances of cedar, cloves and dried Provence herbs. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a firm, grainy texture with concentrated black fruits leading to a very long, fruity finish." - The Wine Advocate

97 Points - "The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Helena Montana, from chalk soils with western-facing exposition, is the most exuberant in terms of its aromatics, with candied flowers, cherry liqueur, sweet tobacco, and graphite. The fruit fills the palate up front and through the mid-palate, with a refreshing spine of acidity and great mineral texture. The tannins are ripe and well-integrated. This is a delicious wine out of the gate and will be worth holding onto and checking in on over the next 20 years." - Jeb Dunnuck

HELENA MONTANA CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Lush, velvety and opulent, Helena Montana chronicles the terroir at this steep, Knights Valley hillside site. The signature attributes include blackberries, currants, violets, chocolate, spice and licorice. The palate offers deep, expansive flavors supported by soft, silky tannins. While Helena Montana typically shows well in its youth, it is a wine that will expand and improve with age.

HELENA MONTANA VINEYARD
Running northeast to southwest at an elevation of 950 feet above sea level, the 60-acre Helena Montana vineyard is marked by rolling hills and steep benches that tilt up to 30 degrees. It features firm, dense, white/yellow gravelly loam soils that drain extremely well. The combination of hills, knolls and trees helps route cool, westerly winds away from the vines. Helena Montana Cabernets are concentrated and powerful with black fruit flavors, spice, minerals and muscular tannins. Pierre finds the Cabernet from Helena Montana to be reminiscent of the wines of Margaux.

FLAVOR PROFILE
Focused and powerful on the nose, showing ripe red and black currant, along with dried bouquet garni and a subtle frame of sweet baking spices. The palate is a tour de force of varied fruit and non-fruit flavors, wrapped around a powerful core, teeming with firm tannin and juicy acidity.

ELEVATION: 950 ft
SOIL: Yellow-white sandy and gravelly loam
VINEYARD: Shallow roots, stressed vines
CELLAR AGING: 20 years

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Country USA
Region Sonoma County
Feature Iconic
High Score
Reviewed By The Wine Advocate
James Suckling
Jeb Dunnuck
Critic Score 99
97
Size 750ml
Vintage 2019
Closure Cork

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