Grgich Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2021

95 Decanter Legendary winemaker Mike Grgich passed away at 100 points in December of 2023. Acting as winemaker emeritus practically until his passing, he had a hand in shaping this blend. Today, his nephew, Croatian-born Ivo Jeramaz, manages day-to-day winemaking operations. It's a fashionable, complex, and complete wine showing a deep ruby-purple in the glass and attractive aromas of spiced blackberries, kirsch, perfumed violets, cassis, and tobacco spices. Medium-bodied with compact, juicy dark fruits and firm, elongated, elegant tannins and iron-like minerality on the length finish.

92 James Suckling A medium-bodied cabernet sauvignon with aromas of dark cherries, blackcurrants, violets and baking spices. Firm tannins with a spicy, vivid mid-palate and a supple and fruity finish. Drink or hold.

92 Wine Enthusiast Deep violet in the glass with dense aromas and intense flavor, this wine joins sweet spices with cassis, ripe plum, wet tobacco, and dark chocolate touched by ginger and graphite. Tannins are plush and palate coating, bringing a structural focus and plenty of lengt.

91 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The Grgich Hills 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown offers up hallmark notes of cassis, faint herbal streaks and dusty earth. It's only medium-bodied and classically proportioned—a bit of a throwback in style—with silky, refined tannins and a lingering finish.