Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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.

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.

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.

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.