2021 Baker & Hamilton Cabernet Sauvignon | Vine Hill Ranch, Oakville Napa Valley California 750ml

In the wake of the tumultuous 2020 growing season, 2-21 delivered idyllic conditions for the production of singularity expressive Cabernet Sauvignon wines from Napa Valley. The result is a Cabernet Sauvignon vintage of remarkable depth and complexity. Often compared to the exemplary 2013 growing season, the 2021 vintage is certain to be regarded as one of the finest in Napa Valley's history.
The fourth year of prolonged drought in California, 2021's deficient soil moisture resulted in smaller canopies, brought forward in wonderfully temperate growing conditions that were ideal for the ripening of a relatively small wine grape crop at Vine Hill Ranch. August and September delivered mild temperatures that allowed for extended maturation in the vineyard, resulting in a vintage of remarkable complexity, character, and nuance. 273 cases produced. | Baker & Hamilton

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon comes skipping out of the glass with bright, cheery scents of kirsch, black raspberries, red roses, and clove oil with suggestions of sandalwood and dusty soil. The full-bodied palate is electric with tension and energetic red and black fruit layers, supported by fine-grained tannins, finishing long and minerally. | 95 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown for The wine Independent

A balance and beauty of red fruits with blackberries, black currants, and black cherries with some flowers. It's medium-bodied with firm and refined tannins that give this wine presence yet it's so refined and harmonious, making you want to drink it now. It will age beautifully but no reason really to age it. | 95 points, James Suckling for jamessuckling.com