Winemaker Notes
The 2021 Mast Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon has an enticing, dark nose with layers of fruit and spice notes – cassis, plum, brambly blackberry, licorice, bittersweet chocolate, and incense. The gorgeous palate is rich, yet silky, with terrific freshness and balance, and superfine tannins to underpin the intense flavors of dark berry compote, baking spices, mocha, and cedar.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
Coming from a vineyard I don't know much about, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Mast Ranch Vineyard is flat-out brilliant, revealing a dense purple hue, gorgeous blackcurrant and cassis fruit, full-bodied richness, and remarkable purity in its tobacco, spicy wood, chocolate, and floral aromas and flavors. This layered, seamless, ultra-fine 2021 has plenty of upfront charm even today, yet I see no reason it shouldn't continue drinking brilliantly for two decades.
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James Suckling
A refined and polished cabernet with blackcurrant, graphite and dark chocolate character and some lavender. It’s medium-bodied with integrated tannins and a pretty finish. Balanced and refined. You could drink it now, but it will age effortlessly.
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Wine Spectator
Vivid notes of blackberry and black cherry compote form a core that shows freshness and energy, while singed vanilla, anise and tobacco accents fill in nicely through the sleek, precise finish. Best from 2025 through 2038.
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.