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.
94 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Mar 2025)
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.
94 points, Jonathan Cristaldi, Decanter (Jun 2024)
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.
93 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Dec 2023)
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.
93 points, Jim Gordon, James Suckling (Sep 2024)
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.
92 points, Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (Feb 2025)
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