Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 2021 750ml

Chimney Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District 2021 750ml

#5 Wine of the Year, Wine Spectator 2024

“If you drive along Napa Valleys Silverado Trail, you might notice the large, Cape Dutchstyle Chimney Rock winery in the Stags Leap District. The legendary Philip Togni made the winerys debut 1984 and 1985 vintages. The Terlato family bought it in 2000, assuming full control in 2004. They installed Elizabeth Vianna as head winemaker in 2005. Vianna is among the vanguard of winemakers in Napa embracing more holistic farming, including ending herbicide use in the vineyards. The 2021s here are her best set of wines yet, all derived from 100 percent estate fruit. This wines case production is ample, and its price reasonable for the category.”

Deep red with purple hue. This Cabernet is abundant with aromas of black cherry, mocha, with subtle hints of mint and floral. This Cabernet is graceful and elegant with black cherry flavors on the entry. On the palate, this wine is luscious in the midpalate, while the tannin structure and finish are supple and round.

Critical Acclaim

95 Points Jeb Dunnuck

• 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.

94 Wine Spectator

Super lush and polished in feel, with creamy-textured aa, 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.

92 Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

Chimney Rock’s 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District is pretty textbook stuff, delivering black cherries and cassis dusted in dried earth and mixed spices. Medium to full-bodied, it’s silky and fine, not overpowering but rather elegant, with a long, lingering finish.