99 Points - limited                                                                                       
New release from the former Hidden Ridge winery re-baptised Immortal Estate! Winemaker Tim Milos and proprietor Tim Martin, owner of Tusk Estates.

99+ Points Jeb Dunnuck: "Polished and exceptionally balanced, the Immortal Estate 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Impassable Mountain is entirely produced from Cabernet Sauvignon. It was raised in 75% new French oak for 18 months and is a blend of the top barrel selections from the Immortal Estate Vineyard. Taking on a nuanced and refined approach, with a cascading perfume of lavender oil, pine needles, sage, cassis, tobacco, and blackberry liqueur, it opens immediately with outstanding purity of fruit on the palate, which is full-bodied, plush, and silky in texture. It has energetic and seamless acidity and a distilled core of red and black fruits that lasts for ages. It is showing beautifully already, but it will undoubtedly reap the rewards of cellar time and last over the coming 2-3 decades. Having tasted the 2016 at the vineyard, this one comes very close to matching that in quality and complexity and may well prove to do so with another year. It’s truly exceptional."

previous vintage 95 Points Robert Parker: "The Immortal Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Impassable Mountain (from the Hidden Ridge vineyard) is deep garnet-purple colored and scented of crème de cassis, plum preserves and wild blueberries with hints of cigar box, yeast extract, beef drippings and fertile loam. Full-bodied and chock-full of fragrant black fruits, it has a solid frame of grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and savory. 342 cases produced....

...When I first started doing my centralized tastings of the many wineries that I could not possibly have time to visit, one of the remarkable standouts for Cabernet Sauvignon was Hidden Ridge (renamed Immortal Estate). These are clearly world-class Cabernet Sauvignons and should be considered by any serious collector for their cellars."