The 2019 Oakville Cabernet is another utterly brilliant wine from Favia. It immediately bursts open with tricking aromatics of ripe black berries and black currants, which are laced with graphite, florals, exotic spices and dusty gravel nuances which all emerge beautifully from the glass. On the palate this possesses a gorgeous full body, that is impeccably structure and polished, with outstanding overall depth and focus. This continues to impress as it displays a remarkable combination of concentration and precision all the way through the long resonating finish. This is an absolutely stunning wine that is already extremely impressive today, however it will only become even more compelling as it evolves over the next two decades.

Lots of lead pencil, blackberry, pine needle and some resin. Full-bodied, yet tight and focused, with tight, velvety tannins. Bitter chocolate and some toasted oak. Pepper, too. Drinkable now, but give it three or four years for the tannins to soften. Better after 2026.

Another standout in this range, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is a huge, potent wine. Bright acids and veins of tannin confer power to this brooding, sumptuous Cabernet from Oakville Ranch. Dark red purplish fruit, rose petal, spice, cedar and crushed rocks all lend vibrancy throughout. The 2019 has turned out beautifully.

The 2018 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon is another spectacular wine from Favia in this vintage. Sourced from Oakville Ranch, this fabulous wine instantly bursts open, taking no time to begin to impress as it shows off its incredibly perfumed aromatics of dark currants, black raspberries and hints of blueberries that are laced with nuances of tobacco, violets, cast iron, dried loam and dried exotic spices that leap from the glass. On the palate this is full-bodied, layered and concentrated. It possesses outstanding overall structure and balance, while retaining a remarkable sense of freshness. It all comes together beautifully on the ultra long finish that lingers on for what seems forever. An absolute gem of a wine from Favia that should go on to age brilliantly for decades.

Next up, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is a slightly broader, more expansive wine with textbook notes of crème de cassis, tobacco leaf, Asian spices, loamy soil, camphor, and chocolate. Offering full-bodied richness, a beautiful weightlessness on the palate, and building tannins, this is another gorgeous, seamless, singular wine from this estate that will benefit from short-term cellaring and evolve for 20-25 years or more.

The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville captures the essence of the year in its fresh, vibrant personality. Sweet red cherry jam, mocha, spice and rose petal all grace this mid-weight, refined Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2018 is a terrific example of how much the style here has shifted towards an approach that favors freshness.

This has an immense core of cassis, warmed plum sauce and melted black licorice notes supported by dense, earth- and cocoa-accented structure that has a decidedly grippy feel, but with more than enough energy to keep this moving along. Flickers of anise, violet and sassafras filter through on the finish, adding range and boding well for cellaring. Best from 2023 through 2038. 350 cases made.

The 2017 Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon from Favia is utterly brilliant in this vintage. Sourced from the rocky hillsides east of Oakville, this Cabernet opens to deep expressive aromas of ripe blackberries, blueberries and cassis which are joined by fresh violets, sweet spices, dusty loam, licorice, iron and even a hint of black olive that all come together and burst from the glass. On the palate this is full-bodied and incredibly structured with a dense, layered mouthfeel and a core of beautifully ripe black/blue fruit character with exotic spices, violets and iron that resonate through the wine. This goes on to impress with its incredible overall balance as well as remarkable concentration and opulence, while it continues to display striking freshness all the way through the explosive finish. Andy Erickson has crafted an absolutely sensational bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon that has it all and looks to be one of the top wines from the entire vintage.

The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is much more rounded, supple, and sexy compared to the Coombsville with its spicy, blackcurrants, Christmas fruitcake, dusty minerality, and violet aromas and flavors. Rich, rounded, supple, and beautifully polished, it’s a layered, sexy wine, especially in the vintage.

The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is ample, deep and super-expressive. Dark red cherry, cedar, iron, plum, espresso, licorice, white pepper, smoke and sage add to an impression of power and gravitas. Readers will have to be patient with the 2017, but there is a lot to look forward to.

Dark and winey, with intense black currant, fig and blackberry puree flavors streaming through, supported by a very polished style, with creamy cassis and plum puree flavors forming the core. Sassafras, bay leaf and loam notes stay in the background. Ends with a well-integrated gravel- tinged finish. Best from 2021 through 2036.

Lots of terracotta and plums with cherry and berry character. Medium-to full-bodied, bright and fresh. The extremely fine, velvety tannins run long and true. Savory, too. Drink in 2022 or onwards.

The gem in the 2016s is undeniably the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville, which is all Cabernet Sauvignon from the Oakville Ranch vineyard located just above Dalla Valle. This monumental beauty boasts a deep inky color, a huge nose of crème de cassis, crushed rocks, lead pencil shavings, and obvious rocky minerality, full-bodied richness, and tannins and structure galore. It’s going to be a candidate for perfection in 5-7 years and will see its 30th birthday in fine form. It’s a brilliant, brilliant wine.

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville comes from Oakville Ranch, perched just below Ovid on Pritchard hill and above Dalla Valle. Composed of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, it has a very deep purple-black color and comes charging out of the glass with vivacious blackberries, blueberry compote and cassis scents with hints of violets, oolong tea, cigar box and fragrant earth. Medium-bodied, the power of this wine comes purely from intensity, with rock-solid, wonderfully ripe tannins and fantastic freshness to support and lift the very long, perfumed finish. 327 cases produced.

An infusion of dark cherry, plum, smoke, gravel, bittersweet chocolate and graphite make a strong opening statement in Favia's 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville. Vibrant, plush and exotic in its ripeness, the 2016 has a lot to say. Beautifully ripe, silky tannins wrap around the finish. There is so much to look forward to here.

Dark and winey, with intense black currant, fig and blackberry puree flavors streaming through, supported by licorice snap and bramble notes and backed by energetic, tarry grip on the back end. This is dense, but shows lots of kick. Best from 2020 through 2035.

The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville hits the palate with serious density and pure power. All of the natural intensity of Oakville Ranch comes through in the glass. Bold, powerful and sumptuous, Favia's Oakville Cabernet is a typical 2015 that will drink well with minimal cellaring, although it also has plenty of potential to develop in bottle. Blackberry jam, licorice, crème de cassis and licorice add substantial weight and substance on this striking Cabernet Sauvignon.

The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville comes from Oakville Ranch, perched just below Ovid on Pritchard hill and above Dalla Valle. Composed of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, it has a deep garnet-purple color and opens with classic crème de cassis, baked plums and blackberry pie scents plus nuances of Indian spices, cigar box and potpourri. Full, super concentrated and built like a brick house, it has a firm frame of ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness matching the densely packed layers, finishing with great length and depth. 207 cases produced.

The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon offers beautiful Margaux-like floral notes, sweet blue and black fruits, beautifully integrated ripe tannin, adequate acidity and a judicious use of oak. It’s medium to full-bodied, extremely elegant and discreet, but intense at the same time. This is a beautiful example of combining power with complexity in an age-worthy, complete wine. Drink it over the next 20-25 years.

The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville has softer tannins, more mid-palate energy and overall resonance than the Coombsville Cabernet. Here it is the wine’s seamless personality and Oakville warmth that really elevate things in a meaningful way. The sheer intensity of the tannins virtually covers the fruit in a huge explosive, massively tannic wine that captures the pedigree of the vintage to the fullest. The 2013 emerges from Clone 7 and Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon in Oakville Ranch.

Rich, ample and voluptuous, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is even better today than it was a year ago. This is an especially flamboyant, opulent style, yet all the elements fall into place effortlessly. Today, the 2015 is a total knock-out.