2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Over $100

This is packed with dark winey flavors of black currant and blackberry paste underscored with alder sweet tobacco warm paving stone and black licorice notes while a violet accent fills the background. The polished finish makes... Read More

Cakebread's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Benchland Select blends five clones from two different vineyards to yield bold scents of black cherries cassis and mocha but also some redder berries. It's medium to full-bodied edging... Read More

From the winery's estate vineyard on Howell Mountain the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Dancing Bear Ranch is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc all aged 22 months in 59% new French oak. Scents of mocha... Read More

A blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot all aged in new French oak the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill appears destined to be another classic. Penetrating aromas of cassis and red berries are joined by hints... Read More

There are almost 2000 cases of the impressive 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Poetry a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon 6% Cabernet Franc 6% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot from the estate's steep rocky Poetry Vineyard. After 21 months... Read More

Like the 2018 version Colgin's 2021 Cariad is wonderfully vibrant and fresh with hints of dried sage accenting purple raspberries and cassis. It's full-bodied and velvety in texture yet taut and energetic. Nearly indescribable... Read More

This takes an elegant approach offering racy refined notes of iris violet hibiscus and mulberry that stay focused and fresh from start to finish flashing light mineral and anise accents along the way. The finish glistens with... Read More

With a much higher proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon (91% with 9% Cabernet Franc) the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is less floral than the Maya but more obviously fruity and up front. Bold black cherries and cassis lead the way... Read More

Rich and nicely layered offering black currant and blackberry fruit that moves through slowly carried by loam singed alder and tobacco notes. A solid structure courses underneath with an echo of warm earth lingering amid the fruit.... Read More

A remarkable effort that channels the finesse of the vintage with rich muscular edges offering a base of graphite and cassis notes that gather around elegant layers of dried rosemary and white pepper. The richly textured core... Read More

While past vintages of Altagracia included some purchased fruit the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Altagracia is all estate fruit selected from certain blocks—mostly the more volcanic parcels and young vines. A blend of 89% Cabernet... Read More

Deep garnet-purple colored the 2021 The Dreamer Cabernet Sauvignon bursts with bold cassis baked plums and boysenberries notes followed by hints of camphor violets and dark chocolate. The medium to full-bodied palate has a solid... Read More

Somewhat unusually for Napa Valley Cabernet Phelps's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon utilizes a fair proportion of American oak (about half). Scents of Ribena-like cassis and cherries join vanilla and cedar nuances plus hints of dusty... Read More

Lail's 2021 J. Daniel Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon blends lots from several high-end vineyards including Heimark (Calistoga) Vine Hill Ranch (Oakville) and Steltzner (Stags Leap) plus Lail's own Mole Hill on Howell Mountain.... Read More

From a cool pocket in otherwise warm Calistoga Maybach's 2021 Amoenus Cabernet Sauvignon features aristocratic notes of crushed stone cassis black cherries and cedary overtones. A marked contrast to the sumptuous seductive... Read More

The 2021 Metisse Jumping Goat Vineyard comes from a site next to Spottswoode on the western side of St. Helena. A blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% each Merlot and Petit Verdot it showcases attractive notions of ripe cherries... Read More

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is another impressive wine from O'Shaughnessy Estate Winery. Bright acids and beams of tannin run through a core of dark red/purplish Howell Mountain fruit. Potent yet refined the... Read More

Including more Cabernet Sauvignon than Cabernet Franc (it swings back and forth), the 2021 Avoyelles Oakville reveals a dense purple hue as well as sensational aromatics of red, blue, and blue fruits, spring flowers, spicy oak,... Read More

This is lush and seductive in feel with a gush of boysenberry and blackberry compote flavors that rolls through along with melted black licorice mocha and Christmas pudding accents. A flash of warm paving stone at the tail end... Read More

Slated for a September 2024 release Spottswoode's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon comes across as more vibrant floral and fresh than the 2020. Violet and cassis notes are accented by hints of crushed stone and pencil shavings on the... Read More

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill Ranch is all Cabernet Sauvignon from Blocks 3 4 and 7. Stylish notes of cedar accent black cherries and cassis on the nose while the palate is full-bodied concentrated and richly textured.... Read More

Stunning stuff, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label offers a full-bodied, deep, majestic style as well as beautiful aromatics of cr me de cassis, violets, flowers, and nicely integrated background oak. It has ultra-fine tannins,... Read More

Displays showy flavors of boysenberry blackberry and black currant preserves that stretch out beautifully over a polished structure while flashes of warm loam ganache sweet bay and violet swirl through. Offers all that plus a... Read More