The graphite comes through clearly here with blackcurrants, boysenberries and cherries. Full-bodied and plush considering it’s a mountain vineyard, with sweet fruit and decadence to the freshness. Drinkable but give it time to soften.

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2021 Cimarossa Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon features chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries, fruitcake, and plum preserves with hints of roses, fallen leaves, and damp soil. The full-bodied, muscular palate is firm, grainy, and earthy, finishing long.

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Cimarossa is a gorgeous, expressive mountain wine. The aromatics are quite open, while there’s a ton of textural depth. Most impressively, the tannins are inredibly polished for a mountain Cabernet. Dark berry fruit, mocha, leather, iron, dried fruit and leather soar out of the glass. There’s plenty of structure, but also very fine balance.

Lastly, from a site on Howell Mountain, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Cimarossa Vineyard is more exotic, with a perfumed nose of blue fruits, forest, herbal, earthy nuances, and a hint of iron that develops with time in the glass. It’s another full-bodied, structured, even tannic 2021 barrel sample that has the required balance and purity. Give it a few years.