Paso Robles Reserve Cabernet from 2018 typically shows ripe blackcurrant, plum, vanilla, mocha, and warming spice with full body and ripe tannins. The 2018 California vintage was excellent — balanced and concentrated.
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon (likely Cabernet-dominant; reserve bottlings often include small percentages of other Bordeaux varieties)
- Region
- USA / California / Paso Robles
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, ripe, oak-aged
The producer
Barr Estate Winery is a smaller Paso Robles producer. Specific founding history is not well known to me.
What critics say
Not known
Pairing
Ribeye, lamb shoulder, beef short rib