2012 Pride Mountain, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 1x750ml

Vinous 97

The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is an infant. Rich and flamboyant, the 2012 offers up jammy dark red fruit, tobacco, cinnamon, blood orange and pomegranate. The 2012 is just starting to show the first signs of aromatic development, yet it remains a pretty huge wine, especially on the palate. A large-scale, energetic finish framed by plenty of mountain tannins wraps it all together. I loved the 2012 when it was a young wine, and I love it today. [Antonio Galloni, 09/05/2024]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2034

Robert Parker 100

The incredible 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is 96% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot treated identically to the Reserve Claret (40% new French oak aged in wood for 22 months prior to bottling). There are nearly 1,500 cases of this wine, with 60% coming from the Sonoma side and 40% from Napa. An absolutely amazing nose of camphor, lead pencil shavings, blackberry and cassis, some new saddle leather, a touch of spicy oak followed by a profoundly concentrated, multi-dimensional mouthfeel with gorgeous integration of acidity, tannin, wood and alcohol. This is a fabulous, seamlessly constructed Cabernet Sauvignon to drink now and over the next 15+ years. Kudos to Pride! [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 27/10/2015]

Anticipated maturity: 2015-2030