Professional Ratings

• 98 Wine Enthusiast
  Black to the rim, where the color shows ruby-purple, this layered and complex wine is opulent in black cherries, cocoa, pencil lead and baked blueberries. Unusual for a red wine, it was barrel fermented. Fine-grained tannins saturate the deep flavors and bode well for extended aging. Best from 2027–2040.
• 95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  A whopping 94% Cabernet Sauvignon but not labeled as such, Alpha Omega's 2021 ERA Red Wine is the 2,380-case flagship of the winery. As you might expect, it's dark, nearly impenetrable in color, with similarly opaque aromas that hint at camphor, creosote, cedar and cassis. Weighing in at 14.8% alcohol (on the label), it's very nearly full-bodied, with ample concentration, ripe but dense tannins and a lingering but somewhat astringent finish. Give this one some time in the cellar.
  Rating: 95+
• 94 Jeb Dunnuck
  The flagship 2021 ERA (which is also the largest production release of these top cuvées) checks in 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, and 2% Malbec that was brought up in 50% new French oak. It's a more inward, concentrated 2021 revealing a deep ruby/purple hue as well as rocking black raspberry and blueberry fruits supported by background spicy oak, violets, and chalky minerality. This concentrated, medium to full-bodied, nicely balanced 2021 shows the slightly toned-down style of all these latest 2021s, yet it excels on its purity and finesse. It's going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age yet evolve for 15-20 years.
• 94 Wine Spectator
  Packed with blackberry and boysenberry compote flavors, this gorgeous red feels fruit-driven at first, but there's a deep well of warm earth, graphite, tobacco and sweet bay leaf accents in reserve, ending with a lovely violet flash through the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Best from 2025 through 2038.