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96 Pt. Martin Ray Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2023

$95.00

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At Martin Ray Winery, a desire to showcase the best that California's North Coast has to offer has led to decades-long relationships with growers whose fruit simply speaks for itself. Crafting terroir-driven wines from iconic AVAs is what they do best, and you can taste just that in their 2023 Mount Veeder Cab - a juicy red that melds fleshy fruit with earthy minerality and a distinct vibrancy that can only come from a cool, mountain terrain. Don't miss out on this 96-point bottling from what some are calling "the vintage of a lifetime" in Napa Valley.

Member Rating: 90

Tech Notes Wine Details James Suckling
Unit Size750.00 ML
VarietalCabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2023
GrapeCabernet Sauvignon
CountryUnited States
AppellationMount Veeder
RegionNapa Valley
Alcohol Content14.10%
By Martin Ray Winery
Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Description
This small parcel develops rich mountainous fruit with distinctive herbaceous layers and a powerful structure.

Vineyard
High-elevation site on the northern side of Mt. Veeder, nestled in the Mayacamas Mountains. From a mere 6.5-acre vineyard carefully planted to optimize sun exposure, in soil that is composed of gravel-based shale and sandstone.

Varietal Composition
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage
The 2023 vintage in Napa Valley began with a wet, cool winter and spring that delayed bud break and flowering, setting the tone for a later-than-average harvest. A mild summer allowed fruit to ripen at an even pace, and an extended growing season brought excellent hang time. The result is a vintage defined by freshness, balance, and refined structure - an ideal year for crafting elegant, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon.

Production
Fermented in small 4- to 6-ton open-top fermenters. Maintained moderate temperature until dry, and then basket pressed. Aged in partially new French oak.
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Wine: Martin Ray Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Mount Veeder 2023
Score/Rating: 96
Review Date: 02/22/2026
Reviewed By: James Suckling
Tasting Notes: Aromas of black currants, bark and pine cones with graphite undertones follow through to a medium to full body with chewy tannins and cedar and dried earth undertones. It’s chewy and juicy in the finish. Drink in two or three years.