2014 Juslyn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Spring Mountain

The Advocate has lavished high scores and praise on the winery’s ultra-sleek Cabernet Sauvignons for over a decade. But despite even praise from Parker, “this estate remains under most consumers’ radar,” notes the venerable critic. Even better, these estate Cabernet grapes are farmed by the legendary Oscar Renteria, whose clients include Etude, Duckhorn, Rombauer, and many others including Screaming Eagle and Dalla Valle. This is quintessential mountain Cabernet, and its sheer quality at under $100 per bottle makes its value nothing short of miraculous.

Winemaker Craig Maclean (formerly of Markham, Cain and the iconic Spring Mountain Vineyard — of which we have cases stacked deep in our cellar, and know that Wine Access clients do as well). But with this vintage, the keys to the estate have been handed over to Angela Mondavi, and we expect even better things from this estate moving forward. The resulting 2014, with Maclean, Renteria and Mondavi all lending their individual brilliance reveals a Spring Mountain Cabernet that boasts a luscious expression of fruit and terroir that’s spectacular now and will turn mind-bending with age. 

The combination of winemaker and vineyard manager pedigree yields an unbeatable duo, and we strongly recommend locking into a case of this Cabernet. If well-kept, the 2014 Cabernets off Spring Mountain are going to deliver unrivaled complexity for not just years but decades to come. You’ll really see what Robert Parker meant when he called the vintage “another superlative year,” for Northern California. 

• Fruit Intensity
• Oak Intensity
• Body
• Acidity
• Tannin

• ABV 15.10%
• 1 hour
• Now – 2037
• 92% Cabernet Sauvignon8% Merlot
• Serving temperature – 62°
• Cork