Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
All of Duckhorn’s ’01 Cabs share much in common. This one’s rich and firm in ripe, sweet tannins that are finely ground, and carry intense black currant, cherry, vanilla and toast flavors. It’s a powerful wine, but very beautiful.
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Wine Spectator
Supple, graceful and layered, with tiers of berry, roasted herb, red pepper and green olive that are firm and full-bodied, well focused and persistent, ending in a lingering finish.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Monitor Ledge Vineyard possesses outstanding fruit concentration, sweet, but noticeable tannins and the most youthful, backward personality. Give it 3-4 more years of bottle age and drink it over the following two decades.
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.