Hundred Acre ARK Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
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Category | Red Wine |
Varietal | |
Brand | Hundred Acre |
Origin | California, Napa Valley |
Limited new release from Hundred Acre. One of the top-scoring Cabs of the vintage.
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon ARK Vineyard features a deep bouquet of cassis, blue and black fruits, violets, roasted coffee beans, and aged leather. It’s full-bodied, complex, and textured on the palate. This is a masterclass in wine that balances beauty and sensuality, finishing long and silky smooth.100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 34 months in 100% new French oak (10% in 500L puncheons). We use the finest, center cut French oak barrique with stave wood hand-selected for ultra-tight grain, then air dried for three years before being made into barrels.
Year after year, the Hundred Acre ARK Vineyard produces monolithic wines with a singular purity from an incredibly unique geological environment which makes up the terroir of this one-of-a-kind vineyard that has garnered so many perfect 100-point scores. The vineyard is a true anomaly; it is unique. UC Davis has taught about this vineyard over the last 20+ years because they say in the entire world, another does not exist. Essentially the ARK Vineyard is a time machine where the vines are growing in different time sequences of California’s geologic history.
Jeb Dunnuck
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Starting out the lineup, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Ark Vineyard offers a sensational array of darker currant-like fruit intermixed with new leather, baking spices, chocolate, and sappy tobacco. These all carry to a deep, full-bodied, layered, powerful 2021 with velvety tannins and a killer finish. I love it even today, but this beauty will have 20-30 years of overall longevity.