Hess Collection
2021 Mount Veeder Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
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"Our 2021 estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon provides a beautiful complexity, elegance and structure we have come to expect from our mountain fruit. Aromas of dark black fruit and bramble highlight the Cabernet Sauvignon at the heart of the wine. We integrate a touch of Malbec to provide mouth filling notes of cassis and boysenberry, and to develop a softness in the tannins, making this a wonderfully round wine. It has a perfectly balanced structure with well-integrated toasted oak that offers subtle notes of cocoa on the lengthy, pleasing finish.”
– Dave Guffy, Director of Winemaking
Details
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Blend
90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot
Scores
94 POINTS - James Suckling, 2021 Vintage
94 POINTS - Wine Enthusiast, 2019 Vintage
Appellation
Mt. Veeder
Harvest Date
September 10-17, 2021
Alcohol %
14.4
Aging
22 months
Cooperage
80% New French oak
Tasting Notes