Hourglass Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Napa Valley 2013 750ml

Hourglass takes its name from the narrow, hourglass-shaped pinch in the northern Napa Valley where the Smith family planted its original estate vineyard. The 2013 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon comes from that site, planted to the prized Bosché clone, in a warm, consistent vintage that many consider among Napa's best of the decade. Robert Parker suggested it "may turn out to be the finest" Cabernet Hourglass had made, and Jeb Dunnuck scored it highest of all. Expect spring flowers, crème de cassis, black cherry liqueur, cedar and baking spice on a full-bodied, intensely pure frame with a long finish. Now entering its prime, it should drink well through the mid-2030s.