2018 memento mori, cabernet sauvignon, napa valley
Why We're Buying
Cabernet sauvignon is the defining wine of Napa Valley. Memento Mori is one of the reasons why. The full-bodied white wine delivers a bouquet of fruit flavors and unwavering intensity. Wine critic Robert Parker described the 2013 vintage as “the wine (is) irresistible already. Drink it over the next 30 years.” Memento Mori Cabernet Sauvignon ranks in the 80th percentile for most expensive Napa Valley reds.
Critics Scores
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Made from 100 Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2018 Memento Mori Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of each of the single-vineyard wine sites (Dr. Crane, Las Piedras and Vine Hill Ranch), plus fruit from Oakville Ranch and Weitz vineyards. It was aged for 22 months in French oak, 100 new. Deep garnet-purple in color, it charges out of the gate with energetic scents of warm cassis, blackberry pie, boysenberries and wild blueberries plus hints of mocha, black truffles, fertile loam and lavender, with a waft of Chinese five spice. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and decadent with a velvety texture and fantastic freshness, it finishes long and layered.
Jeb Dunnuck
Just about pure perfection in a glass, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon checks in as 100 varietal sourced from top sites including Dr. Crane, Las Piedras, Weitz, Oakville Ranch, and Vine Hill. This deep purple/blue-hued beauty boasts a stunning bouquet of pure crème de cassis and blackberry fruits as well as complex forest floor, graphite, chocolate, and spicy oak. Full-bodied, rich, sexy, yet incredibly elegant and seamless on the palate, this is pure Napa Valley magic that has appeal even today yet the class to evolve for 30 years in cold cellars.