Roy Estate 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon

The ‘22 opens with bold confidence and vivid aromatic clarity. Lively, plush black cherry and cassis are framed by the wine’s hallmark volcanic hillside pedigree—graphite, sunbaked stone, and crushed granite. Luxurious notes of black plum and black mission fig with clove and sassafras develop later. On the palate, the wine displays more finesse than brute force. Its medium- plus weight carries intense, piercing fruit that sits atop a substantial foundation of broad, textural tannins. Baking spices round out the wine’s core, giving warmth and lift, while savory, sturdy herbs like dried thyme and bay leaf lend a grounding, earthen quality. Its harmonious tension is definitive: vivid fruit and exuberant aromatics balanced by deeply rooted minerality and structure. With precise, age-worthy tannins, this wine promises complexity and evolution.