Description
2021 Bright Angel Cabernet Sauvignon, “24 Reserve,” Napa Valley
Forgoing the Napa cab cliché, this wine stands apart with a confident architectural poise. The nose is a potent melange of jalapeño pepper, tomato leaf, licorice, and strawberry while the palate gives blueberry and blackberry fruit garnished with oregano and marjoram. The dry sage-tinged finish delivers notes of coffee and dill with woody gum-coating tannins. Do not mistake the initial quietude for reticence—with a little air this sleeping beauty wakes up marvelously.
Drink now through 2028. 92 points. -Timothy L. Campbell, Sommelier
