Lot 397
2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Immediate with red fruits on the bouquet, but things shift darker as the wine opens showing blackberry and blackcurrant mixed with purple florals, dark chocolate, menthol, and seasoned-wood vanilla; with just a minute of air, the nose is incredibly expressive and gracefully refined. The entry is plush and immediately captivating; red-to-black fruits take the forefront accented by tobacco, leather, and red volcanics/claypot retronasals laid out over perfectly-balanced acidity and excellent palate weight and gobs of structure over polished, refined tannins. Woof! The finish is long and elegant; red fruit umami rides vanilla and barrel-flecked spices accented by a kiss of caramel.