Pride Cabernet Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 750ml, Napa & Sonoma Co., California

Pride Mountain Vineyards sits high atop Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain, at the site of the historic Summit Ranch, where wine grapes have been grown since 1885. Our beautiful estate includes wine caves dug deep into the mountains and the ruins of the old stone Summit Winery dating to 1890. At the crest of the Mayacamas Mountains, we are on the Napa-Sonoma county line. For this reason, our wines often carry a Napa-Sonoma designation. Most of the wines are estate, but because we rest in two AVAs, we may not use the “Estate” moniker on our wines. Some 2000 feet above the floor of the Napa Valley, our vines receive more light, resulting in tannin and phenolic anti-oxidant levels that are higher than red grapes in the surrounding valleys. This is the main contributor to the broad-shouldered “mountain character” of our red wines. 2021 vintage: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 4.5% Merlot, 1.5% Cabernet Franc. Aged 20 months in 50% new French oak. Tasting: Black currant, plum, and blackberry are intertwined with savory bay leaf, cedar, loam, and black volcanic spice. There’s an incredible perfume of rose petals, violets, lavender, star anise, steeped hibiscus tea. Gorgeous fruit explodes on the palate, coating the mouth in sumptuous black plum and berries. Beautifully supple mountain tannins and lovely acidity frame the dense fruit for a perfect balance of hedonism and finesse. The finish is long and layered, with classic Pride garrigue adding savory intrigue that www.pridewines.com whispers of our mountaintop flora.

$96.99