2013 Anakota, Helena Dakota Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Knights Valley 1x750ml

Vinous 90

Anakota’s 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Helena Dakota is plush, round and sensual, with plenty of mocha, chocolate, blackberry and creme de cassis. This clay-rich terroir produces rich, sumptuous wines that emphasize depth and mid-palate intensity. Because of that, this is a fairly approachable 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon although it will also develop nicely with time in bottle. Smoke, game, licorice, plum and earthy notes wrap around the dense finish. [Antonio Galloni, 02/01/2016]

Anticipated maturity: 2017-2028

Robert Parker 98

The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Helena Dakota (445 cases) is absolutely magnificent. Opaque black/purple in color, it comes across like a Chateau Montrose from a great vintage " a very earthy St.-Estephe-inspired wine with the essence of loamy soil and crushed rocks interwoven with blackberry and cassis fruit. Some oak makes an appearance, but it is pushed to the background by the extravagance and enormous body and extract of this wine of phenomenal intensity. This is a classic Pierre Seillan style of wine meant for 25-40 years of cellaring. [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 26/10/2015]

Anticipated maturity: 2015-2055