My co-favorite of this year's crop of single-vineyard Cabernets is the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Chabot Vineyard, from a warm, obsidian-rich site on Glass Mountain. It boasts classic scents of crushed stone, pencil shavings and ripe cassis on the nose, followed by a full-bodied palate that's a paragon of balance, with rich, velvety tannins and a long, mouthwatering finish.

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Chabot Vineyard is deep garnet-purple. It rocks up with ready-to-sip scents of blackberry pie, red currants and black raspberries, plus touches of garrigue, crushed rocks and charcoal with a hint of wild thyme. Medium-bodied, the palate is finely framed, refreshing and elegantly styled with a slight chew to the texture and an herbal lift on the finish. 505 cases were made.

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Chabot Vineyard is made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 21 months in 36% new French oak. Deep garnet-purple colored, it reveals a beautiful floral nose of roses, lavender and lilacs with a core of kirsch, blackcurrant pastilles, black cherries and warm plums with wafts of cigar box and tilled soil. Full, concentrated and featuring loads of red and black fruit layers, it has a very firm backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and a very long, perfumed finish. 479 cases produced.

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Chabot Vineyard has a pretty nose of blackcurrant cordial, mulberries and blueberries with hints of pencil savings and touches of Indian spices and bay leaves. Full-bodied, concentrated and offering up plenty of rich black fruit and spice layers, it has firm, grainy tannins and a seamless lift, finishing long and spicy. 472 cases were made.

Single vineyards that are available to members only include the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Chabot Vineyard from St. Helena, which is a beauty. All of these wines are 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, and this wine has the classic graphite, blackberry and cassis notes, a full-bodied mouthfeel with some minerality underneath, and a long finish with sweet tannin.