Winemaker Notes
The Doctor welcomes the senses with an enchanting bouquet of black cherry, complemented by milk chocolate and cardamom. With a lush and round body graced by elegant tannins, this wine unfolds on the palate in a harmonious sequence. It begins with the alluring flavors of cardamom and dark cherry, which gracefully transition into anise, culminating in a white pepper finish that leaves a lasting, memorable impression. Pair with rack of lamb or pad Thai.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
The 2021 Red Blend The Doctor is an interesting blend of 59% Tempranillo, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Petit Verdot. More deeply plum-hued, it offers a terrific assortment of ripe blue and red fruits as well as chocolate, spice, and dried herbs. It's balanced and medium to full-bodied, with ripe tannins and a great finish.
Range: 91-93+ -
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Krupp's 2021 The Doctor Red Wine is a blend of 59% Tempranillo, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot. Pretty unique within Napa, it offers intriguing notes of Ribena, redcurrants and raspberries on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is concentrated and velvety, then firmly tannic on the finish. It will be interesting to see how this wine evolves.
Rating: 90+?
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.