Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Reserve Napa Valley 2021

Elegantly full, with Rutherford’s signature dusty tannins, and a boldly rich crème de cassis character. The 2021 Rutherford Reserve is awash with blackberries and black currants, spearmint and smoldering sage, with shavings of graphite, all effortlessly uplifted by aromatics of rose petals and dried peonies. A vibrant core of strawberry compote, with hints of baked rhubarb pie, and toasted peppercorns flashes brilliantly, before descending back into the primordial depths of inky Rutherford classicism – with volcanic-tinged minerals and raw power befitting of a wine built to last. The balance and harmony of the already legendary 2021 vintage is readily evident, making for a release that will excel both now, and in the distant years yet to come.