2021 Chimney Rock Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer: Chimney Rock
Region: Stags Leap, Napa Valley, CA
Country: USA
Grapes: 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Merlot, <1% Petit Verdot and Malbec
Vintage: 2021
ABV: 14.5%
Vivino: 4.4
Drink By: 2037
Occasional Wine Note: This is a go-to stalwart in our house. We were wine club members here before venturing on our own, and just had to have this producer represented. This is just a delicious Napa Valley Cabernet you can enjoy anytime.
Jeb Dunnuck
Critic Score: 95
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District is based on 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Merlot, and minuscule percentages of Petit Verdot and Malbec that's all from estate fruit in the Stags Leap District. It offers a pure, medium to full-bodied, incredibly elegant style as well as tons of minerality in its red and black fruits, ripe, building tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and just a kiss of background oak.
Wine Spectator
Critic Score: 94
Super lush and polished in feel, with creamy-textured açaí, mulberry and cassis notes gliding through slowly. Laced with alluring hints of violet, iris and anise, this offers a melted licorice note on the finish, but the fruit wins out easily.