Ad Vivum Cabernet Sauvignon - Sleeping Lady Vineyard 2021 (750ml)
Price: $220.00
Sale Price: $195.00
| Producer | Ad Vivum Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Napa |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 750ml |
Decanter: 100 Points
An elegant, polished, and seamless Ad Vivum Cabernet Sauvignon from longtime Napa Valley winemaker Chris Phelps. It possesses an ethereal quality, an almost weightlessness, but contains multitudes. I tasted it on three separate occasions and one bottle over a three-day period. It was still vibrant and full of life on day three, and that is the mark of a classic. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Sleeping Lady Vineyard in Yountville, a stone's throw from Dominus. It shows a deep ruby to purple in the glass. It is beautifully fragrant with black cherry, wild herbs, and cedar wood spices nuanced by rose petal florals. Medium to full-bodied with gorgeous, silky fruit redolent of blackberry, plum, and black cherry, all laced with tobacco spices. The tannins are super fine-grained, and a firm spine of juicy acidity keeps everything lively and fresh. The finish is exceedingly long, with a wealth of concentrated fruit that lingers for a full minute. Simply the best vintage of Ad Vivum that Phelps has ever produced.
Wine Independent Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW: 97 Points
The single-varietal 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple in color. Notes of black cherries, blackcurrant jelly, and boysenberry preserves spill from the glass, followed by hints of sassafras, underbrush, and stewed black tea. The medium to full-bodied palate is packed with lively black fruits and bags of freshness, framed by firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and earthy.
Jeb Dunnuck: 97-99 Points
Possibly the finest wine I've tasted under this label, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Sleeping Lady Vineyard is all Cabernet Sauvignon that will spend 20 months in 75% new French oak. It has incredibly pure, classic varietal notes of crème de cassis, graphite, smoked tobacco, and crushed stone. Full-bodied on the palate, this deep, rich, seamless, and elegant Cabernet builds incrementally, with flawless integration of its fruit, acidity, and tannins. Count me impressed.
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