Acumen - Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 (750ml)
Price: $134.99
| Producer | Acumen |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 206236 |
| Size | 750ml |
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The Acumen Peak Atlas Peak Cabernet is a refined mountain-grown Napa red offering aromas of blackberry, cassis, and cedar with hints of tobacco and violets. Full-bodied and balanced, it delivers flavors of ripe plum, espresso, and dark chocolate framed by polished tannins and bright minerality. Rated 93 by Jeb Dunnuck, this elegant Cabernet exemplifies Atlas Peak's power, freshness, and age-worthy finesse
Acumen Description
Atlas Peak has been producing wines of renown since 1870. Located in Napa Valley’s famed eastern mountains, Atlas Peak is regularly cooler than Napa Valley’s other mountain AVAs, and significantly cooler than the valley floor. On a 100o F afternoon on the valley floor, our Attelas and Edcora estate vineyards are typically 5o to 10o F cooler, ensuring abundant hangtime and ideal ripeness for our grapes. Atlas Peak benefits from a diurnal temperature variation of as much as 50o F, which helps the grapes to maintain excellent natural acidity and earthy minerality—signatures of our Acumen wines.
2021 VINTAGE
While another year of drought conditions on Atlas Peak produced small clusters and berries—thereby lowering yields somewhat—the quality of the vintage was exceptional, resulting in beautifully concentrated mountain wines, with pure, polished flavors and lovely underlying complexity. Overall, the growing season was relatively mild and completely free of drama. After modest rains in January and February, there was no notable precipitation for the rest of the season and no major heat spikes. As a result, flower, bloom and set were all excellent, and the grapes were able to ripen slowly and evenly, developing wonderful depth and character.
WINE FACTS
Harvest dates: September 14 to October 19, 2021
Vineyard blocks: AV2, AV7, AV16, EV5 Cabernet Sauvignon, and AV9 Merlot
Clones: Cabernmet Sauvignon 8, 191, 337, 15, and Merlot 6
95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Merlot
New French oak: 75%
Bottling date: June 2023
Production: 1033 cases produced
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation
Napa Valley
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Advocate: 97 Points
The 2021 Peak Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, with 5% Merlot in the blend, is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs a swirl or two to coax out notes of blackcurrant jelly, black cherries, and mulberries leading to hints of licorice, tar, and crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate is taut with dense, muscular black fruits, supported by firm, grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and earthy.
