Lastly, the 2019 Pure Magic Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard checks in as a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon from Block 7 and 46% Petit Verdot from Block 3 of this fabulous Oakville vineyard. It has that classic Vine Hill freshness and purity (this is a cooler site in Oakville) in its cassis and almost blue fruits as well as sappy herbs, spring flowers, chalky minerality, and damp earth. I love its pure, vibrant, focused style, and it's full-bodied on the palate, with building yet polished tannins and a great finish. It's a singular wine in the lineup and builds beautifully with air, offering a complex, nuanced, powerful style that will reward 4-5 years of bottle age and cruise for 30+ years if stored properly.

The 2019 Pure Magic Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard is powerful, dark and intensely savory. A blast of inky dark fruit, scorched earth, tobacco, leather and incense gives this explosive, vibrant Cabernet Sauvignon tons of aromatic complexity and nuance. The 2019 is beautifully perfumed and yet also stunningly deep, a combination that works so well here. The purity here is just striking. Once again, Tor's Cabernet Sauvignon/Petit Verdot from Vine Hill Ranch is lights out. -- Antonio Galloni

94+ A blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon and 46% Petit Verdot harvested from adjacent blocks and co-fermented, the 2019 Pure Magic Vine Hill Ranch features a characteristic hint of violets alongside cassis and black cherries. With all that Petit Verdot, the wine is medium to full-bodied and a bit less expansive on the palate than Tor's Cabernets, but it has a nicely refined tannin structure. Streamlined on the palate, it finishes long, with a gentle wash of dusty tannins on the lengthy finish. - JC