Kapcsándy's 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin is rich, unctuous and absolutely impeccable. Dark, sensual and inviting, the 2013 is just as exceptional as it has been in prior tastings. Mocha, espresso, plum, licorice, leather and a host of dark-fleshed fruits infuse the layered, creamy finish. This is one of the most profound, seamless and yet structured wines of the vintage. Wow!

Another potentially perfect wine is the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin State Lane Vineyard. Harvested between September 26 and October 17, it came in at 14.1% natural alcohol and is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. Smelling like a great vintage of Château Latour, it is filled with notes of crème de cassis, licorice and lead pencil shavings. This full-bodied, dense purple-colored beauty ratchets up the level of intensity in its massive yet incredibly well-balanced, pure, stunning personality. It should age effortlessly for 25 or more years. Bravo!

Saturated medium ruby to the rim. Black fruits, crushed rock and tropical bitter chocolate on the nose, lifted by a hint of wildflowers. Densely packed and uncommonly deep, with its black fruit, floral and mineral flavors sharing the pristine quality of the 2013 Roberta's. This incredibly rich, tactile, chewy wine finishes with suave, steadily building tannins, but its element of medicinal menthol reserve suggests that it still needs several years of patience. It may eventually equal--or surpass--the Roberta's, but not in the next ten years. (14.1% alcohol; 97% new French and 3% new Hungarian oak)

Little can be added to the greatness of the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vin, a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot. The wine (600 cases) is truly stunning in its dense, crème de cassis and blackberry-scented nose with a hint of barbecue smoke and forest floor. Tasting like a ripe vintage of Château Latour from Pauillac, the wine has amazing richness and a savory, expansive mouthfeel, but tiptoes across the palate like a ballerina. A wine of magnificent richness and intensity, but vibrancy, purity and overall equilibrium, this is a staggeringly great wine and another tribute to the Kapcsándy family’s extraordinary professionalism and meticulous attention to detail in their vineyard.
Wine Advocate #227, October 2016