Favia Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

99 Points, Jeb Dunnuck – 99 Points, James Suckling – 98 Points, Vinous

This 2021 Oakville Cabernet comes from Favia’s blocks at Oakville Ranch, high above the eastern edge of the Valley. These organically farmed, red, rocky, iron-rich soils have been producing some of the most compelling and highly scored wines in the area for years. These red hillsides of Oakville are sacred, which is why Robert Parker, Jr. famously described the Oakville AVA as “the tenderloin of Napa Valley.” You can’t find a better place in the world to grow powerful, age-worthy Cabernet.

Unsurprisingly, this cellar-worthy stunner comes with enormous praise to the tune of double 99 points from Jeb Dunnuck and James Suckling, and 98 more from Antonio Galloni and his Vinous Media. Jeb Dunnuck did not mince words when he declared the 2021 Cab “may be the finest wine I’ve tasted from this estate.” When you consider the winery’s 20+-year history of making some of the highest-scoring wines in the world, this is an emphatic statement.