The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Nathan Coombs Estate is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon (like the Coombsville bottling) but sees 90-95% new French oak. The resulting bouquet offers scents of cedar and vanilla but also hints of sage and menthol, plus a solid underpinning of black cherries and cassis. Full-bodied, plush and velvety, there's even a hint of blueberries on the palate, before dusty, astringent tannins clamp down on the finish.

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Nathan Coombs Estate is one the wines of the vintage. Dark, potent and virile, the 2020 possesses tremendous depth from start to finish. Black cherry, mocha, chocolate, plum, dark spice and leather are all amplified. The 2020 is not as savory as it usually is, but that is likely because heat and drought baked out the nuances.

The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Nathan Coombs Estate boasts a deep purple hue as well as a beautiful bouquet of ripe plums, cassis, graphite, celery seed, and scorched earth. Coming from the cooler Coombsville appellation in the southern part of the valley, it's medium to full-bodied, has a dense, powerful, almost chewy profile, ripe tannins, and nicely integrated acidity. It needs 3-4 years of bottle age to round into form and I suspect will be long-lived.