The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Malbec, 2% St. Macaire, 1% Merlot, 1% Gros Verdot, 1% Carmenere, and 1% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it rocks up with ready-to-go notes of black currant jelly, juicy plums, and wild blueberries, plus hints of cardamom, cumin seed, and camphor. The full-bodied palate is taut with vibrant black fruit flavors, supported by nice, ripe, grainy tannins and great tension, finishing long and perfumed. Nice!

This unique blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Malbec, 2% St. Macaire, 1% Merlot, 1% Gros Verdot, 1% Carmenere, and 1% Cabernet Franc is culled together from three Estate vineyards in the Howell Mountain, Mt. Veeder and Oakville AVAs. A riveting, full-bodied red teeming with ripe and satiny textures, opulent red, black, and blue-toned fruits, with graceful, velvety tannins and a host of complex aromas and flavours that begin with black cherry, spiced plum, toasted fennel, maple and toffee, and end with cassis, graphite, mulberry, and espresso beans. A real pleasure palace. (Drink between 2024-2040)

A blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Malbec, 2% St. Macaire, and small amounts of other varieties, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is rocking stuff. Cassis, graphite, spicy oak, and savory herbs all emerge from this medium to full-bodied effort, which shows freshness, vibrancy, and purity, with sweet yet present tannins and a nicely focused, elegant mouthfeel. Drink over the coming 12-15 years.

Powerful but polished, this full-bodied wine boasts generous dark fruit flavors, attractive oak spices and a good, moderately tannic texture. Nicely concentrated black cherry, dried plum, cedar and star anise nuances. Drink or hold.

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is bright, precise and vibrant, with red/purplish fruit, spice, lavender, rose petal and blood orange. Medium in body and supremely polished, the 2021 is a super-elegant wine that also shows the more nuanced style favored here today. The 2021 is a blend of fruit from the Mount Veeder, Howell Mountain and Oakville estate properties. - Antonio Galloni

O'Shaughnessy's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon—the regular Napa Valley bottling, blended from vineyards in Oakville and on Howell Mountain and Mount Veeder—nails the varietal-regional character, easily combining ripe black cherries and cassis with streaks of vanilla. It's medium to full-bodied, with a long, mouthwatering finish and softly dusty tannins. Easy to enjoy now and over the next decade, it's the sort of reasonably priced, high-quality effort true wine lovers should be rushing out to find. - JC