Professional Ratings

• 98 Jeb Dunnuck
  Lastly, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Padrone comes from the warmer, west-facing slope in front of the property and is based on 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, and the rest Malbec raised in 50% new oak. It's a bigger wine than Signori yet certainly plays in the focused, elegant, very classic expression of this site. Cassis, black cherries, savory herbs, iron, and baking spice notes all shine here, and this beauty is medium to full-bodied, has a concentrated, layered, elegant mouthfeel, plenty of tannins, and a great finish.
• 97 Decanter
  A blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, and 1% Malbec with fruit from both the western and eastern reaches of the estate and a mix of vine ages with some dating back to the 1990s. Aged 18 months in 50% new French oak. The flagship wine of the Signorello estate in 2021 shows a bold, expressive and focused Cabernet in the glass, with perhaps the most focus and tension I've experienced from the winery in the few years I've been tasting the wines. Loads of crunchy red and black fruit, fragrant white pepper, tobacco, dried floral notes, and a mix of savoury sagebrush, black olive and red liquorice are framed by massive beams of expansive and towering tannins. A tremendous effort from this estate.
• 97 Vinous
  The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Padrone is fabulous. It emerges from a combination of east and west-facing parcels on the property. Rich and sumptuous but with notable freshness, the 2021 is a fine example of the new house style at Signorello. There is a feeling of mid-weight classicism here that is undeniably appealing.
• 97 Wine Enthusiast

  What a comeback for Signorello after devastating wildfire damage to the winery in recent years. This deep, dark wine is super-concentrated in blackberries, dried blueberries, espresso beans and cacao, while wrapped in a silky texture that belies excellent tannin structure for further aging.

• 96 James Suckling

• 95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  Signorello's top red is the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Padrone, a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot and 1% Malbec. While somewhat cedary, it doesn't come across as over-baked but rather as a deep, savory style, with plenty of loamy earth notes and black olives. It's full-bodied and richly tannic but ripe, velvety and long on the finish.
• 93 Wine Spectator
  Bursts with violet, iris, boysenberry and blackberry aromas and flavors. Rippling with bright energy, this is carried by sleek, fine-grained tannins as it all spills through the finish, with a sense of control and focus. Deliciously vibrant. Drink now through 2036.