I can't say enough good things about the 2021 vintage for Napa Cabernet. Early estimations were largely extremely positive, but the more wines I taste from this vintage, the more impressed I am. Brandlin is the brother / sister estate of Cuvaison in Carneros, and it has a great track record for Mt. Veeder Cabernet and more. This wine captures what is special about the relatively small, elevated Mt. Veeder district. With mountain wines you get plenty of intensity, and this wine has all that, especially in the nose, which is loaded with brambly blackberry, rose, violet, tar, and graphite. The relatively cool Mt. Veeder area also delivers on elegance, with fragrant, perfumed aromas, and not too much weight on the palate - just a firm, minerally finish. This Cab delivers on that second front, too, and that quality ramps up the seductiveness of the wine with every sip. I love it. (96 Points)
- Tim Teichgraeber
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