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Rutherford sits in the heart of the Napa Valley floor, where gravelly, well-drained alluvial soils have been turning out benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon for more than a century. The appellation is known for what growers call Rutherford dust — a fine, earthy grip in the tannins that gives the wine its structure and its sense of place. This 2019 Reserve is Educated Guess at its most serious: a single-appellation Rutherford Cabernet from Roots Run Deep, a step up from the Napa Valley bottling that made the label famous.
It pours a deep, saturated ruby, with aromas of cassis, black cherry, and dark plum lifted by cedar, vanilla, and a note of cocoa. The palate is full and layered, ripe black fruit carried on firm but polished tannins through a long, savory finish. Give it thirty minutes in a decanter and pour it alongside a ribeye, braised short ribs, rack of lamb, or aged hard cheeses. Drinking well now, with the structure to hold for several more years.
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