Winemaker Notes
The juicy flavors lean more toward the purple and black end of the Cabernet spectrum in 2015, with cassis, black plums and marionberries dominating. With time in the glass, Bing cherries and blueberries emerge for a symphony of flavor. A pretty violet and dried rose perfume is beginning to develop, and savory spice notes and lifting minerality round out this charmer.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This understated, elegant study in the variety opens in beguiling aromas of floral rose before opening into a finely made, structured and gracefully constructed wine that's fully in balance. Leather, black cherry and dark chocolate highlight a midpalate of finely polished, tamed tannin and integrated oak. This is delightfully enjoyable now, but can stand up to aging; enjoy best 2020–2030. Cellar Selection
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Wine Spectator
A bright, high-pitched style, featuring damson plum, red currant and cherry fruit flavors, laced with rose petal and jasmine notes, giving this a distinctive profile, while bramble-edged grip and bright acidity let all the elements play out through the energetic finish. Poised to age well. Best from 2021 through 2035.
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James Suckling
Aromas of ripe fruit with blackcurrants, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and spices that follow through to a medium to full body with very fine tannins. A linear and fresh finish. Shows tightness and focus. Beautiful to drink now. But will age beautiful.
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Wine & Spirits
Chewy and warm when first opened, this wine takes time to settle into cooler tones of roses, herbs and tobacco. Its dark-berry flavors are gentle and savory, its tannins fine. Cathy Corison blends this wine from fruit grown in three benchland sites west of Highway 29, at the border between Rutherford and St. Helena.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: One sure thing about Cathy Corison and her winemaking dedication is that she never veers off course. The 2015 Corison Cabernet Sauvignon is "classic Cathy." TASTING NOTES: This wine is bright, vivid, and lively. Its aromas and flavors are pure red currants, some earth, and leather notes. Pair this beautiful claret style Cab with a lightly-grilled ribeye. (Tasted: August 20, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Corison's 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon continues to offer refined, youthful scents of cassis, black cherries and black olives. Par for the course, it's medium-bodied, silky and elegant, while also showing ample concentration, tannin and plenty of energy, suggesting a long life remains ahead. Like 2022, this vintage was on the early side, making it a nice reference when looking at the younger wine.
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Vinous
The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is quite the powerhouse. It’s a wine that very much reflects the character of a year with low yields. Black cherry, gravel, incense, worn-in leather and scorched earth lend notable gravitas throughout. This is a decidedly somber, virile vintage for the Napa Valley Cabernet.
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.