Ratings

“The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, with 5% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc in the blend, is deep garnet-purple in color. A little closed and broody to begin, it soon unfurls to offer notes of creme de cassis, baked plums, and boysenberries plus suggestions of chocolate mint and lilacs. The medium to full-bodied palate is laden with fragrant black fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins and impressive freshness, finishing long and with great purity.” — The Wine Independent, (97-99) Points

Awards

"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is another inky, concentrated, yet incredibly pure and impressive 2021 from this estate. Blackcurrants, crushed stone, graphite, violets, and scorched earth notes all define the aromatics, and it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a layered, balanced mouthfeel, and some serious yet perfectly ripe underlying tannins. This cuvée is 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc aged 23 months in a mix of French and Hungarian oak." — Jeb Dunnuck, 96+ Points

"The 2021 Hertelendy Napa Valley Cabernet is excellent in this vintage. It instantly begins with a wonderful aromatic profile of ripe blackberries, black cherries and creme de cassis thats is joined with spices, pipe tobacco, graphite, loam, wild herbs and crushed gravel nuances which all soar from the glass. On the palate this deep, intense Cabernet possesses a full body that is well-structured and backed by a luscious core of beautifully ripe dark fruits, spices and dark chocolate notes that envelope the palate. Everything comes together and lingers on the long, multidimensional finish. While this flat-out delicious today, it also has the makeup to age remarkably well for many years." — International Wine Report, 96 Points