Winemaker Notes
The 2021 Scattered Peaks Cabernet Sauvignon is an intense inviting dark color profile on the appearance, the aromas are filled with bold black and red fruit notes. On the palate, expect a concentrated wine of dark fruits and bold influence of toasty oak. Plush flavors of black cherry, ripe plum and wild berry coupled with cassis, violet and dark cocoa flavor tones. The integrated tannin are velvety providing ample texture and ending with a lingering finish.
Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Blended with 14% Merlot and aged 18 months in (50% new) French oak, winemaker Steven Urberg's newly released 2021 vintage is a teeth-grabber. Dusty cocoa tannins display an affinity with cedar, wet stone, blackberry, dried violets, and beetroot. Still in its youth, the wine shows much promise.
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James Suckling
Notes of blackberries, cassis, herbs, walnuts and toasted cedar. Medium- to full-bodied, dry and a little chewy with a dusty texture to its tannins. Needs more fruit concentration in the middle, yet it’s fresh and flavorful.
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.