2021 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Haze Napa Valley

2021 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Haze Napa Valley

with No Comment $90-$100Cabernet SauvignonKevin VogtNapaUSA

CARTER CELLARS

CABERNET SAUVIGNON
THE HAZE 2021
NAPA VALLEY

2021 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Haze Napa Valley

Carter Cellars, a creation born out of Mark Carter’s historic Carter House hotel and his Wine Spectator’s Grand Award-winning wine list, has become synonymous with excellence. Mark’s unwavering dedication to producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignons from Napa Valley’s top vineyards has produced more than a dozen perfect 100-point scores and a distinguished reputation for crafting captivating and unforgettable wines of unparalleled quality.

The 2021 vintage is the third release of “The Haze” Cabernet Sauvignon, predominantly sourced from the young vines planted in the Fortuna Vineyard, nestled alongside the renowned Plumpjack and Groth estates on the volcanic Eastern slopes of Oakville. Complemented with intensely flavored grapes from Soda Canyon, winemaker Russell Bevan delivers an ideal combination of concentrated Mountain fruit and lush valley-floor fruit. 

This wine beautifully embodies the winery’s distinctive house style, showcasing ripe fruit, smooth tannins, and remarkable depth that gracefully lingers through a multi-layered, intricate finish.

CARTER CELLARS
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
THE HAZE 2021
NAPA VALLEY

Your Price: $95

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“The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon The Haze, which includes 7% Merlot, is another tiny production release, with only 186 cases made. It has a beautiful nose of ripe, mint-laced blue fruits, leafy tobacco, graphite, and spring flowers. Deep purple-hued, concentrated, medium to full-bodied, and elegant on the palate, it has a good spine of acidity, ripe tannins, and a great finish. The power of the vintage is present, yet it has a pure, pretty, balanced character. It’s a beautiful wine as well as a smoking value from Napa’s 2021 vintage.”

94 Points

2020 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Haze Napa Valley

2020 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Haze Napa Valley

with No Comment $90-$100Cabernet SauvignonKevin VogtNapaOakvilleUSA

CARTER CELLARS

CABERNET SAUVIGNON
THE HAZE 2020
NAPA VALLEY

2020 Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon The Haze Napa Valley
Carter Cellars is the concomitant of Mark Carter’s historic Carter House hotel and his Grand Award-winning wine list. Mark’s relentless pursuit of producing world-class Cabernet Sauvignons from Napa’s top vineyards has led to around a dozen 100-point scores and a reputation for producing thrilling and memorable wines of the highest quality.
 
The 2020 vintage is the second release of The Haze Cabernet Sauvignon, primarily sourced from younger vines in the Fortuna Vineyard, which flanks icons Plumpjack and Groth on Oakville’s volcanic Eastern side. It also contains grapes from a plot south of Napa township exposed to cool ocean breezes from San Pablo Bay. This wine portrays the winery’s signature style with ripe fruit, seasoned tannins, and incredible depth that lingers into a layered, complex finish.
 
CARTER CELLARS
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
THE HAZE 2020
NAPA VALLEY
 
Your Price: $95
 
 
“This is our second release of The Haze which is sourced from vineyards in Oakville and the southern Napa AVA, a site heavily influenced by the clean Bay air. The Haze has a deep dark purple ruby hue, matched with dark red and black fruits, fresh leather, graphite and currents all wrapped in powerful integrated oak. On the palate, it is has a full-bodied lifted finish with a balanced mouthful matched with firm, yet supple tannins.”
2017 Parallel Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

2017 Parallel Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

with No Comment $100 and overCabernet SauvignonKevin VogtNapaRutherfordUSA

PARALLEL

CABERNET SAUVIGNON 
2017 NAPA VALLEY

2017 Parallel Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
I’ll be honest, we’re always looking for top quality Cabernet, and sometimes the devil is in the details. For instance, Parallel’s 2017 Napa Cabernet includes more than 60% fruit from Andy Beckstoffer’s iconic Georges III Vineyard in Rutherford, one of the best in Napa Valley. It’s balanced with fruit from Renteria’s stunning Oakville Vineyard on Skellenger Lane, near Plumpjack and Turnbull’s Fortuna Vineyards. Then add that the wine is made by Philippe Melka, whose experience includes winemaking at Bryant Family, Quintessa, Hundred Acre, and Dominus, and at around $100, this is one of the best values in upper echelon Napa Cabernet. 
 
This wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, and Parallel’s 2017 is a stunning portrayal of the best qualities of the vintage. The fruit achieved optimal ripeness, and they harvested on 9/28 and 10/2, which is about a week before the wildfires. 
 
The 2017 vintage has an intensely captivating style that draws you in with a powerful bouquet of dark fruits, blue violets, dried herbs, and espresso. The Oakville fruit contributes the dark and supple berries, and intense black currants, while the Rutherford grapes offer the floral characteristics and signature dusty tannins. 
 
PARALLEL
CABERNET SAUVIGNON 
2017 NAPA VALLEY
Retails at: $110
 
 
 
“Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon displays notes of prunes, spice cake, plum pudding and blueberry preserves with touches of red currant jelly, dried herbs, tobacco and olives. Full-bodied, firm and chewy and with tons of fruit at the core, it finished long and spicy.”  92 Points
 
 
 
“Savory, herbal and thick in brawny concentration, this powerful wine is darkly layered in blackberry, black currant and wild raspberry. Clove, dried herb and a twist of sage figure into the midpalate, adding complexity and welcome intrigue as generous oak layers throughout.”  92 Points