2020 Aubry Cabernet Les Belles Filles Vineyard, Coombsville, Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93 Points

If not as generous in body as the spectacular 2019 Aubry, the 2020 is a tasty, mature, dinner worthy Cabernet that is currently at a much lower price. The attractively-evolved nose is polished and forthcoming, and it’s sweet-natured aromas of blueberry and dark cherry rise above counterpoints of clove, vanilla, nutmeg and baking spice. It proves as sleek, elegant and complex as expected on the palate, where it is medium-light in body yet lingers with focused flavors of blueberry, dark cherry, sandalwood, clove, nutmeg and baking spice. At the finish there are undercurrents of black fig and black olive although the main core of bright fruit fruit stays at center stage, with thge the savory notes keeping a pace behind. The wine is now fully ready to enjoy 100 cases produced.