Winemaker Notes
On the palate, the Napa Valley Cabernet presents bright concentrated flavors of plum, dried cherry, blackberry fruit leather and black tea, supported by rich silky tannins and integrated acidity. The finish lingers with evolving notes of cedar, cacao, nutmeg, and licorice.
Blend: 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Harmonious, well balanced, exciting in aroma and rich in flavor, this wine seems to have it all. Enticing aromas of winter spices, pine, cedar and black currants give way to layers of black cherries, subtle oak char, black pepper and mint on the palate. Fine-grained tannins set it up for further aging.
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James Suckling
Blackberry and currant with some dark chocolate and hazelnut character. Medium- to full-bodied with firm and compressed tannins. Attractive texture to this.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Toasty oak, chocolate, graphite, and red and black fruits emerge from the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, a medium-bodied, grippy, focused, and inward 2021 that has some upfront aromatics yet is tight and closed on the palate. Give it a few years. It should drink well for a decade.
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.