2021 Seven Apart Cabernet Sauvignon Summit
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Coming from the top of the vineyard and 1500 feet in elevation, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Summit can be thought of as a blend of the Shale and Basalt. It brings a sensational nose of cassis and black cherry fruits as well as leather, savory herbs, violets, and spicy nuances. It's plusher than the Basalt yet still brings the density, structure, and regalness of all these cuvées. Hide bottles for 3-5 years if you can and enjoy over the following 25+.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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A best-barrels selection, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Summit reprises notes of crushed stone, mocha and graphite, combining those elements with notes of cassis and plum. It's full-bodied and rich in the mouth, a harmonious blend of softness and firmness that finishes long, elegant and balanced, not overwrought.
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Summit is a dark, brooding wine. Inky dark fruit, graphite, menthol, licorice and crème de cassis infuse the 2021 with remarkable textural richness. This unctuous, full-bodied Cabernet delivers the goods. Here, too, readers will find a mountain wine endowed with tons of savory/mineral character, as well as beautifully integrated tannins.
A huge, imposing wine, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Summit marries opulent fruit with tons of savory and mineral mountain character. Swaths of tannin envelop a core of dark red cherry fruit, blood orange, graphite, incense and scorched earth. This potent, strapping Cabernet Sauvignon demands at least some cellaring.