Winemaker Notes
Bold notes of dark berries, spice, and toasted oak are complemented by soft yet expressive tannins in this beautifully elegant wine.
Try this medium-bodied wine with braised short ribs, meatballs, prime aged steak, or pasta with Bolognese sauce.
Blend: 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petite Syrah, 1% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Produced by Rob Mondavi Jr. in partnership with famous quarterback and business executive John Elway, this well-executed wine is sourced from Hunter Ranch in Napa's Oak Knoll District. It's admirably reserved and stylish, with moderate weight but deep flavors of dark berry fruit and a nice whiff of oak that show excellent overall proportionality and balance.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2020 7Cellars Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon sails brightly on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine excels with aromas and flavors of bright cherry pie and the crust. Pair it with the first cut from a prime rib. (Tasted: November 28, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.