J. Lohr Estates Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of J. Lohr Estates Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles 2022.

J. Lohr Estates Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
14% alcohol, cork, Paso Robles/US.

This is one of the biggest-selling cabernets in the US; production is north of a million dozen. The impressive thing here is that this wine includes the “green sticker” on the back label, which certifies that it’s been sustainably grown. This makes it the largest production wine in the US to have this certification.

Oak influence here is strong. It tastes of ozone, cedarwood, mint, fragrant herbs, redcurrants and roasted, toasty vanillin notes. Tannin is fine-grained and ripe, and so long as you like the taste and feel of oak, there’s very good flavour on offer here. Indeed it's a polished, professional example of a caricatured, cabernet style. 90-91 points.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday.

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