2021 Cappella

Ripe blackcurrants, darker cherries, chocolate, baking spices, and new leather-like aromatics all define the 2021 Capella, a deep, full-bodied, absolutely majestic red that has a stunning mid-palate, a broad, layered mouthfeel, velvety tannins, and a great finish. As I commented last year, there’s a First Growth Pauillac-like style here, and this deserves 4-6 years of bottle age and will evolve gracefully over the following 2-3 decades. Don’t miss it.

The 2021 Cappella is a plush, luxurious wine. Succulent dark cherry, plum, mocha, spice and new leather fill out the layers nicely. Soft, silky contours wrap it all together, lending notable appeal and immediacy. Time in the glass brings out attractive blood orange and spice overtones, but this remains a wine of texture first and foremost. The 2021 is surprisingly accessible for a young Abreu wine.

The 2021 Cappella is potent and explosive right out of the gate. Blackberry jam, gravel, chocolate, incense, lavender and crushed rocks abound. Once again, Cappella is quite virile, tannic and imposing in its bearing. There's tremendous depth and sheer intensity here. These last few vintages suggest Cappella has come a long way, both as a vineyard and as a wine.