The “variations” in this California cab are regional: The wine is sourced from Paso Robles, Napa Valley, Alexander Valley and Santa Ynez. The wine itself isn’t entirely remarkable, a rather closed-off tannin bomb with dusty notes of earth and mushroom, its plump currants really just an afterthought amidst the intensity of wet slate and lingering green vegetation.

Kosher.

B / $24 / royalwine.com

2014 Herzog Variations Four Cabernet Sauvignon California

$24

8

Rating

8.0/10

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