Mythicvs 2016

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REVIEWS:

100p by Antonio Galloni / Vinous (December 2018)

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Mythicus Paradise Hills Vineyard is a total stunner and one of the great wines of the vintage. Time in barrel has done wonders to marry all the elements. Gracious and soft-spoken, with superb textural finesse, the 2016 captures all the best qualities of this site. Readers should expect a mid-weight, polished Cabernet that is more about persistence than impact. Time in the glass brings out hints of cedar, tobacco and scorched earth and yet the 2016 remains powerful, virile and in need of cellaring. The track record for the 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Mythicus is short, but even in the first few vintages I have seen this wine shut down pretty hard after bottling. Readers should be in no rush to open bottles.

100p by Jeb Dunnuck (January 2019) 

Pure perfection, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Mythicvs is all Cabernet Sauvignon from the Paradise Hills Vineyard in Yountville that spent 18 months in 100% new French oak. This monumental effort offers up incredible notes of blueberries, violets, ground herbs, graphite, and spice, and it changes and evolves beautifully with time in the glass. Deep, full-bodied, refined, and seamless, it cuts a focused path across the palate and carries incredible amounts of fruit and richness while staying seamless, elegant, and finesse-driven. It’s already impossible to resist, but it will benefit from short-term cellaring and cruise for 2-3 decades. Hats off to winemaker Graeme MacDonald. Maturity 2023-2053.

100 points by J. D’Angelo / International Wine Report (May 2019)

The 2016 'Mythicus' is a completely captivating wine that doesn’t miss a beat. Composed entirely of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Paradise Hills Vineyard this instantly begins to impress with its striking aromas of red and dark currants, fresh spring florals, spices, graphite with underling tobacco leaf nuances. On the palate this is fine-tuned and impeccably precise, displaying an incredible degree of class, sophistication and striking elegance. This beautifully structured red goes on to further impress with its gorgeous polished texture and incredibly long, precise finish. While 2016 looks to be nothing short of perfection, patience will be required, as this is an exceedingly well-made Cabernet from the Blankiet’s and winemaker Graeme MacDonald that is built to age for decades.

98 points by Wine Advocate

The 2016 Mythicus Paradise Hills Vineyard is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 19 months in French oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, it's a little closed to begin, opening out to reveal crushed blackcurrants, blackberry compote, mulberries and unsmoked cigars with hints of pencil shavings, anise, black soil and tapenade. Medium to full-bodied, very structured and possessing layer upon layer of tightly knit black fruits, it finishes long and earthy. 148 cases produced.

A 100% Cabernet Sauvignon selection from the best lots. The darkest of all our wines. Extraordinarily deep with powerful yet refined tannins. A wine for extended cellaring.