Accolades

2018 Doren Cabernet Sauvignon
91pts Wine Enthusiast, March 2022

This small-production wine comes from a dry-farmed, organic vineyard, and is made in a light, crisp and balanced style. High-toned acidity keeps it fresh and focused, with bursts of tart currant, cherry and tobacco prominent over integrated oak. — Virginie Boone

Doren 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon
90pts Wine Enthusiast, July 2017

Blackberry and chocolate flavors intertwine nicely in this soft, round and bright red from a tiny site in the appellation. Lightly spiced with clove and cedar, it strikes a balance between fruit and tension, making it a food-friendly option that won't overpower in the glass.

2012 Doren Cabernet Sauvignon
91pts Wine Enthusiast, Feb 2017

Thick, soft and extracted, this 100% varietal, estate-grown wine is lovingly made, with very little of it produced, so tiny is the site. Red currant, cherry, sage and cedar ride a dusty undertone of grippy tannin that softens in the glass.

2017 Doren Cabernet Sauvignon
90pts Wine Enthusiast, March 2022

Earthy tannin and a creamy texture give way to a crisp backbone of acidity in this light-bodied, balanced wine, that's 100% varietal and brimming in fresh red fruit and dusty minerality. It comes from a tiny vineyard in Kenwood, organically and dry farmed win minimal intervention. — Virginie Boone

2013 Doren Cabernet Sauvignon
93pts Wine Enthusiast, Feb 2017

A tiny-production, 100% varietal wine from a tiny ½-acre site in heart of Kenwood, next to Chateau St. Jean, this is a wow wine, melding flavors of baked plum, moist earth, mocha and blackberry. It has a lively richness that's both lush and expansive, with a soft, firm tannin structure and lengthy finish.