Taking an opaque black/red color, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley Reserve is more subdued on the nose, with notes of toasted cedar, baked earth, dried currants, and tobacco. Full-bodied and gripping in its structure, it builds with drying tannins and a more modest finish. I wouldn’t hold on to this too long, as I don’t see its structure softening before its fruit falls out.
88 points, Audrey Frick, Jeb Dunnuck (Jun 2024)