2018 Memento Mori Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 96.5 points

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  9/19/2023 - blarmston Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Decided to pop the cork on one of these last evening, and while it showed very well, its best years are ahead of it.
  
  If opening now, please decant for several hours (4+), as the last sips were the best. Classic Oakville flavor profile and that Sam Kaplan magic.
  
  IMHO, this should be forgotten about for at least 3+ years.
  
  96-97 now with upside.

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  8/26/2023 - Jimmy P wrote:

  Birthday month August 2024

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  12/24/2022 - iamandyc Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Christmas Eve VHR Faceoff -- 2018 Memento Mori Vine Hill Ranch vs. 2009 VHR. Both were amazing yet so different. The MM is a young wine and required 4+ hours to really strut its stuff. It is much darker fruited and higher density (yet not heavy) than the 2009 VHR with darker secondary flavors. The tiny bit left over preformed very well on day#2. It showed the Vine Hill Ranch sophistication that I've become accustomed to from Bruce's vineyards.

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  11/6/2022 - Jcangiano Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Drinking really well. Aromatics are amazing on this wine. Tannins present but not overbearing. Paired well with a porterhouse.

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  8/20/2022 - jschnabel Likes this wine: 96 Points

  This wine is showing well so early: I’m a bit in shock. VHR grapes are fabled and obviously working with a pallete that an artist can really work. Kaplan has done something remarkable: a tamed lion sipping tea at high noon while eyeing the yonder zebra with aplomb. The nose is rich with notes of wet flint, rhubarb and earth. The palate is greeted with plush red fruit, mocha chocolate and licorice ending with earthiness. The mouthfeel is voluptuous and down right decadent. I will restrain myself for a year to open the next bottle!

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