Colgin Tychson Hill Vineyard 2001

Colgin Tychson Hill Vineyard 2001The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Tychson Hill Vineyard (a valley floor site planted on a slight incline north of St. Helena) exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a beautifully sweet nose of creme de cassis, licorice, lead pencil shavings and pen ink. A classic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon with sweet tannin, full bodied power and gorgeous purity and intensity.

though three previous samples were marred by an overt musty edge

jammy blackberries and cassis

There is fine concentration to the relatively powerful sappy and mouth coating flavors that are shaped by wonderfully fine-grained tannins on the hugely long

but there is something feminine about this Cuvée Madame (title notwithstanding

a sui generis

with sweet melted tannins nicely integrated

jammy noses of cassis fruit

The tannin is buried beneath an amazing amount of concentration

There is a velvety and highly seductive character to the wonderfully rich and generous middle weight flavors that also brim with palate coating dry extract before culminating in a seriously long anise-infused finish

the 2011 impresses for its depth and polish

The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon reflects the vintage’s precociousness and front-end loaded

There is a driving minerality to the mouth coating and focused middle weight plus flavors that are ultra-vibrant