99pts James Suckling

Massive concentration and dense tannins make this wine imposing to taste now, but it has so much potential for improvement with age. Made from 100% Mondavi Heritage Clone 31 that gives tiny yields from small grape bunches. Intense blueberry, dark chocolate, graphite and tobacco leaf flavors are tightly wrapped in fine-grained tannins. A memorable wine that will drink best from 2030.

98pts Wine Advocate

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon H.W.C., which comes from a single block planted to what is referred to as the Heritage Clone. It's densely colored and dark, with scents of black cherries and cassis, while the palate is full-bodied and concentrated, yet also finer and more elegant, silkier and longer on the finish.

98pts Jeb Dunnuck

From the heritage Mondavi clone of Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon H. W. C. tastes like the blood of Cabernet Sauvignon and shows how good this vintage is. Inky-hued, it reveals incredible levels of ripe currants, tobacco, iron, graphite, and crushed stone on the nose, and it's full-bodied on the palate, with a more focused, elegant mouthfeel, plenty of tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish.

97pts Decanter

The 2021 HWC is a beautifully high-toned and focused wine showcasing gorgeous black currant fruit, liquorice spice, and scorched herbs. Medium- to full-bodied, it delivers rich black fruit depth intertwined with wild herb nuances. The robust, powerful tannins are impeccably structured, producing a long, iron-rich mineral finish—a wine of purity, freshness, and precision, with remarkable energy and depth

96pts Wine Spectator

A loaded red, with a mix of iris, violet and cassis aromas leading the way for dark currant, blackberry and black cherry reduction flavors. Hints of warm loam, licorice root, tobacco and singed alder check in. Everything builds through the long, muscular finish, showing terrific latent energy. Big but not a blockbuster style; this shows poise. Best from 2025 through 2045. 490 cases made

Winemaker Notes

Aromas of black currant, blackberry, and dark chocolate soar from the glass. Savory notes of cocoa and black olive evoke the forest floor terroir of To Kalon. The palate mirrors the dark and rustic nose, framed by cedar, with a rich and robust, tannin-laden finish. This is a powerful wine, yet it retains precision and focus.