Donor: @Steve_Nordhoff
Value: $750? But the bottle is a collector item…
MinBidIncr: $10
Auction Closes: 8pm PT
I think think Steve pulled this out of his personal inventory because the 2023 Cab is off the hook good and in great demand.
Personal note: I shared a magnum of the 2013 Riverain with @Frank_Murray_III and @Chris_Seiber last week and it was amazing. Steve said “2023 is my favorite”… Okay then…
100% Cabernet
Aged in 100% French Oak,
80% new, 20 months
Our best Tench Vineyard Cabernet to date, we are thrilled with this new release.
“Made by Thomas Rivers Brown, the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon Tench Vineyard shows classic Tench power in its black fruits, crushed stone, iron, leather, and Asian spices. These carry to a sensationally concentrated, layered, complex 2023 that has beautiful balance, ample mid-palate depth, and a blockbuster of a finish. The tannins here are just about perfect and this is hard to resist, yet it deserves 3-4 years of bottle age and will see its 20th birthday in fine form. It will probably merit a triple-digit score in a decade. There are 375 cases produced. Drink 2028-2043."
-99 points, Jeb Dunnuck
