Cliff Lede Vineyards - Cabernet Sauvignon Rhythm Stags Leap District 2021 (750ml)
Price: $109.00
| Producer | Cliff Lede Vineyards |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Napa Valley |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 9399 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points
The inaugural vintage, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Rhythm comes from the Stags Leap District and is 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot, 5% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc. Its deep purple-hued, with some serious intensity in its cassis and blueberry fruit as well as notes of smoked tobacco, black olive, iron, and truffle. Concentrated, full-bodied, and velvety textured, it's a ripe, expansive, opulent expression from this appellation that has beautiful tannins and moderate acidity. It's going to evolve for 15 years with ease.
Vinous: 94 Points
Another new wine in this range the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Rhythm shows a more muscular expression of Stags Leap with firm insistent tannins that are front and center. Perhaps the recent bottling has played an impact on how this shows. Dark red/purplish fruit lavender spice new leather licorice and cedar power through. - By Antonio Galloni on December 2023 I was so impressed with the 2021s from Cliff Lede and longtime winemaker Chris Tynan. The Cabernets are rich and opulent to the core as they always are. My impression is that Tynan has done a lot of work in recent years to back off extractions a bit. That?s evident in wines with silky polished tannins that avoid the harder contours that were once the norm here. The 2021s here are seriously impressive.
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