Ulysses Vineyard 2014 750ml

James Suckling – 98 Points

#33 In James Suckling’s Top 100 Napa And Sonoma Wines Of 2017
The Evolution Of This Wine Has Been Phenomenal Since I Tasted It In Barrel A Year Ago With The Same Black Cherry, Plum And Citrus Character But With A Turn To Orange Leaf, Dark Chinese Tea, And Mushroom. Full Body, Fine And Velvety Tannins With A Touch Of Dust To The Texture. So Much Chocolate And Fruit Undertones With Forest Floor And Hints Of Tobacco, Too. The Mouthfeel And Complexity Are Seductive. Better From 2022 But A Joy To Taste. Spring 2018 Release.

Robert Parker – 94 Points

The Wine Is Dense Purple, With Sweet Cedar Wood, Unsmoked Cigar Tobacco, Crème De Cassis, And Black Raspberries In A Classic, Almost St.-Julien/Pauillac Style. This Emerged From A Valley Floor Vineyard On The West Side Of Napa, Where Christian Moueix Told Me That 2014 Was Characterized By Generally Slightly Higher Than Average Temperatures For The Summer With Only Minor Heat Spikes In June And July. August And September Went Off Without A Hitch, And The Harvest Took Place During The Month Of September. This Full-Bodied Wine Will Hit Its Peak In 3-5 Years And Last For 25-30. This Is The Newest Estate Vineyard Wine From Christian Moueix. Located Just To The North Of Dominus, Production Varies From A Low Of 950 Cases In 2015 To Just Over 1,300 Cases In 2014.

Vinous – (91-94) Points

(91-94) Points – In 2014, The Cabernet Sauvignon Is Dark, Virile And Imposing, With Notable Depth And Intensity For The Year. Grilled Herbs, Smoke, Tar, Graphite, Tobacco And Licorice Meld Together In A Deep, Effortless Wine That Remains Quite Embryonic. The Darker Tonalities Of Fruit Recall The 2013, But The Forward, Dense Fruit Leans More Towards The Style Of The 2012. The Story Of 2014 Comes Down To Rain. Specifically, There Was None, And The Wine Very Much Reflects That Struggle With Nature. Drinking Window – 2022–2039 — Antonio Galloni