94pts James Suckling

Love the aromas of currants, sweet tobacco, lead pencil, and hints of redwood. Medium to full body with beautifully integrated tannins that are polished and refined. Fresh and nicely balanced. A beauty. A blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot. So drinkable now.

94pts Wine Enthusiast

Brooding, dark fruits, black cherry and sweet cassis blend with tobacco and spice. Savory notes emerge with further sipping. Powdery fine, palate coating tannins and a juicy long finish pleasingly evolve with each taste. Decant and enjoy with a meal.

92pts Jeb Dunnuck

The largest production, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, and 1% Merlot that's from both mountain and valley floor sites. It's a classic 2021 with its fresher, focused, perfumed style as well as medium to full-bodied richness, lots of currant and black cherry fruits, some tobacco and graphite notes, building tannins, and a great finish. It's a serious wine that will age.

91pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Sourced from estate sites in Oakville and Calistoga and incorporating purchased fruit as well, there are 11,000 cases of the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, about half the usual volume. Aged in just under 50% new French oak, it easily marries cherries with notes of vanilla and brown sugar. It's full-bodied and concentrated, richly tannic but ripe, with a lingering, dusty finish.

91pts Wine Spectator

Ripe, fresh and forward, with a core of black cherry and plum compote threaded with light licorice and apple wood notes. A flash of violet checks in on the finish. Drink now through 2036. 11,980 cases made.

Winemaker's Notes

Our 2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is our interpretation of a quintessentially classic style. The color is deep garnet and the nose yields aromas of dark chocolate, pomegranate, cedar shavings, blackberry, and leather. The palate exhibits flavors of blueberry compote, black cherry, espresso, and cigar box with bright and juicy fruit forward sensations. The texture is rich and bold with well-structured tannins that make it approachable now and will yield great results in the cellar for decades.

Blend: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot and 1% Merlot