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The 2021 vintage in Napa Valley was truly a lifesaver. It was the right vintage at the right time. After the wildfires threw a wrench in most folks’ 2020, the 2021 vintage provided a much needed reprieve for the entire valley. The quality across the board is excellent. Not many vintages get a 97-point rating from Wine Spectator.
Based on the dozens of 2021 Cab Sauvs that I’ve tasted, I would say 90% of the wines are fantastic — a pretty staggering amount when you think about it. But, since most wineries were hit hard financially by wildfires and a pandemic, many raised prices the following year in an attempt to make some of it back.
But not Ry Richards. Not Fiancetto. Not even for their trademark ‘Gravelly Loam’ bottling.
Instead, he did what has become a nearly impossible feat: He made a total knockout Napa Valley Cabernet that you can somehow score for under $30/bottle today when part of a case order. That’s as special as it gets.
Winemakers like Ry Richards were able to take advantage of the high quality and high yields of 2021, locking into two parcels to make what I know is going to be a straight-up legendary vintage of his Fiancetto Gravelly Loam Cabernet. This is one of those wines that I know is going to get better each time you revisit it too.
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Anne Sery describes her Trousse Chemise Cabernets as an ode to the Left Bank and her winemaking roots. It’s a beautiful and fresh Cabernet with aromas that leap from the glass with of black raspberry, violets, and creme de liquor notes. The mouth gives generous amounts of juicy black fruits at the core with hints of baking spice and a smooth, savory finish. This is a terrific partner for just about anything from hard cheese, to poultry, summer salads, you name it!
With seemingly infinite access to some of the absolute very best vineyards in the most choice AVAs in the valley, the Wagner’s set out to make Quilt– a Cabernet blend from a patchwork of the top sites in Napa (Oakville, St Helena, Atlas Peak, Coombsville, Calistoga, and Howell Mountain.) The brand new 2021 edition is a beauty – deeply concentrated, rich and a truly show stopping Cabernet. It’s a dark, hedonistic blend that combines elegance with power and pairs the two together effortlessly.
95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck – 95 Points, Lisa Perotti-Brown
The oft 100-point winemaker, Jayson Woodbridge had this to say when tasting his 2021 ‘Stargazing’ Sonoma Pinot: “The wine is vibrant and complex with subtle dark fruits and berries, grandmother’s cherry pie, minerals, and a slight touch of rain-soaked earth, intertwined with a balance and very pleasing easy-going luxury. Should have been priced higher but what the hell.” I have no doubt this clerical error will be addressed in the vintages moving forward. But for now, this is a cult Pinot for under $100/bottle.
The newly released Fiancetto Howell Mt. Cabernet is a dream – a gorgeous, elegant dark-fruited Cabernet Sauvignon that is it picks up time in the glass, unfurls its full signature of cedar laced cassis nose and mid palate of chocolate-covered cherries and savory spices. Only four palates of this (224 cases) were made off a gorgeous, sprawling high elevation spot 1500 feet above sea level. It’s full and plush and finishes fresh and oh so long. The price is crazy for Howell Mountain Cabernet but that’s what Ry Richards and Fiancetto is all about.
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