Source: jamessuckling.com. Issue Date: December 17, 2018 (JS-99)

Aromas of sweet berries, fresh herbs, currant bush and licorice. Terracotta. Full body, layered and soft, velvety and focused tannins. Breathtaking texture. The focus ad polished is phenomenal. Harmonious. Enticing. Fascinating and thoughtful. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and petit verdot. Drink or hold.

Source: Mid-October 2018 New Releases, The Wine Advocate, Issue Date: 29th Oct 2018, (RP-95+)

Very deep purple-black in color, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon leaps from the glass with exuberant notes of cassis, black cherries and blackberries with touches of bay leaves, lavender, rose hip tea and pencil shavings plus a waft of spice box developing with time. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a well-sustained mid-palate of youthful black fruit, a rock-solid structure of firm, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness lifting the perfumed fruit to a long, lively finish.
Drink Date: 2020 - 2037

Source: Winemaker

TASTING NOTES
Remarkably fresh and full of energy, the Ulysses 2016 offers deep boysenberry,lavender and sage, spruce, rose petals, and wild cherry.
The palate vibrates with ?ne-grained tannins and a long, bracing ?nish.

VINTAGE SUMMARY
2016 was characterized by a rainy and warmer than average winter.
With soil water reserves full, vines quickly grew dense and vigorous canopies. Bloom and veraison unfolded in warm and dry conditions. Ripening slowed down in August because of cooler temperatures and late morning fog.
Warm temperatures in September (99 F on 18th, 100 F on 25th, 100 F on 26th) helped fruit to ripen consistently.
Budbreak: March 20
Bloom: May 9
Veraison: July 21
Harvest Start: September 24
Harvest End: October 1
Yields: 2.5-3.2 tons/ acre
Bottling: July 2018
Release Date: March 2020