Winemaker Notes
Aromatically the wine is full of red cherries, dried thanksgiving herbs, rose petals, baking spice, and a hint of fine tobacco. On the palate, the wine is juicy with more red fruit flavors, eucalyptus as well as a lush, silky texture and supple tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Deep ruby-purple, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Turley Estate Vineyard is reticent at this stage with scents of cassis, pencil shavings and herbal streaks. The palate is restrained and mineral-driven, offering somewhat dense yet not overripe fruit, finely grained tannins, seamless acidity and a long, flavorful finish. It's easy to drink but will unwind over the next 2-3 years in bottle.
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Vinous
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Turley Estate is laced with dark red fruit, dried herbs, flowers and tobacco. The Estate is quite powerful, as the other Cabernets are, but it shows a distinctly savory/earthy profile that is rather distinctive. I very much like the energy here.
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Wine Spectator
This rock-solid red is loaded with succulent boysenberry and blackberry fruit that pumps through steadily, carried by a graphite edge that lends nice form. Notes of apple wood, tobacco and savory add nuance through the 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.