Winemaker Notes
The 2021 Merus is the benchmark for Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. It is bold, brooding, and defined by its mouth-coating texture. Aromas and flavors evolve with each sip - caramel, cherry, blueberry, and blackberry, with notes of cinnamon and fig. A wine of great structure and power, it will continue to develop further complexity with bottle age and show best over the next 15-25 years.
Blend: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This blend of mountain-grown and Coombsville district grapes yields a yummy, dark and polished wine that’s a treat to drink now and will live long as well. With a deep, dark color, potent blackcurrant, blueberry and cocoa aromas and firm tannins, this is a great combo of power and polish. Best after 2028.
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Wine Spectator
Juicy and full-bodied, with dark plum and blackberry compote notes scored with black licorice and singed alder and backed by the ganache-accented finish. A pretty violet detail hangs in the background. Drink now through 2038. 794 cases made.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Situated in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley in the Vaca range, the vineyards of the Coombsville AVA enjoy a long growing season mitigated by cool, San Pablo Bay fog.