Winemaker Notes
Heady aromatics of Bing cherry, fresh flowers, plum fruit, and baking spices. Energetic & precise with minerality, red currant and bright red and blue fruit acidity, which fill the mouth. Lengthy and elegant, soft enveloping texture.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
Always a great value, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Vaso might be the best yet. Coming from a mix of sites, it has a full-bodied, fleshy, layered profile as well as quintessential Cabernet Sauvignon notes of ripe black and blue fruits, graphite, spicy oak, and leafy herbs. This broad, concentrated, ripe, seamless beauty has the class to drink nicely today yet evolve gracefully for 15 years if well stored.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Originally developed as a destination for young vines and just sold in South Korea, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Vaso now incorporates non-estate fruit (since 2018), adding sources from Atlas Peak, Calistoga and Saint Helena to the blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% each Malbec, Merlot and Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc. Made in a combination of stainless steel, concrete and wooden vats, there are more than 4,000 cases of this well-priced offering. It's a bit less concentrated than the Onda or the single-vineyard wines, but it remains a nicely textured, medium to full-bodied offering that boasts ample cherry fruit, attractive mint shadings and an elegant, lingering finish.
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.