Description
| Category | Red Blend |
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| Brand | Hess |
| Origin | California, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder |
| Alcohol/vol | 14.4% |
Our 2021 estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon provides a beautiful complexity, elegance and structure we have come to expect from our mountain fruit. Aromas of dark black fruit and bramble highlight the Cabernet Sauvignon at the heart of the wine. We integrate a touch of Malbec to provide mouth filling notes of cassis and boysenberry, and to develop a softness in the tannins, making this a wonderfully round wine. It has a perfectly balanced structure with well-integrated toasted oak that offers subtle notes of cocoa on the lengthy, pleasing finish.
Wine Advocate
- wa94
The 2021 Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder Estate Grown comes mostly from above the fog line, offering classic mountain Cabernet aromas of sage, bay leaf, cassis and blueberry. It’s full-bodied, plush, concentrated, nicely structured and layered, with a long, elegant finish. Made under the watchful eye of consultant Celia Welch, this is one of the winery’s standout bottlings.
Joe Czerwinski, January 31, 2024
Wine Spectator
- ws93
A distinctive version, with a mulled edge to its mix of rather ripe fig, boysenberry and blackberry compote flavors, which pick up hints of melted licorice, walnut husk and licorice root through the slightly burly finish. If you don’t mind a rustic edge … Best from 2026 through 2038. 2,978 cases made.
Jonny McCormick, September 2, 2024
James Suckling
- js92
A very soft and friendly red with plum and blackberry character. Medium body with medium firm tannins and a delicious finish. 80% cabernet sauvignon, 17% malbec and 3% petit verdot. Drink now.
March 22, 2022
Jeb Dunnuck
- jd91
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder comes from a mountainous, cooler terroir in the southern end of the valley. It reveals a deep purple hue to go with a solid perfume of red and blue fruits supported by lots of wild herbs, sage, and violet nuances. It’s balanced, medium-bodied, has fine, polished tannins, and a good sense of freshness on the lengthy finish. It’s an impeccably made, solid Cabernet Sauvignon that’s going to evolve for 10-12 years, if not longer if well stored.
December 26, 2023
