2016 Immortal Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Slope Sonoma County 750 ml

From a world-class terroir on the highest ridges of the Mayacamas Mountains, Immortal Estate crafts some of the most incredible Cabernet Sauvignon we’ve ever tasted—and their Immortal Slope is no doubt one of the finest Cabernet buys in Napa or Sonoma.

No bottle shows it better than this blockbuster 2016. Grown in one of the top vintages of all time and crafted by the expert hand of two-time 100-point winemaker Timothy Milos, this is a dense, opulent, black-fruited expression that Jeb Dunnuck captured PERFECTLY in his 95-point review: it’s a Cab with a “mammoth-sized personality.” 

There are few sites as perfect for Cabernet Sauvignon as Immortal Estate, which sits on the Sonoma County side of Spring Mountain, 1700 feet above sea level, on slopes steep enough to make you look over your shoulder at the abyss below and double-check to make sure your boots are flat on the ground. 

“When I took my first trip to see this special vineyard,” proprietor Tim Martin told us, “I saw something that looked like it was out of Europe. With a 55-degree slope, it represented something that was just not done anymore and allows us to get fruit profiles you really can’t find here. You aren't allowed to plant anymore on these types of steep hills.”

The unique site, out of necessity, is tended only by hand, and that effort has yielded a wine of haunting power and grace. It’s a Wine Access favorite year in and year out, and this one is drinking beautifully now—and will just get better in the cellar.