Conn Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvee Collins Napa Valley 2021

“2021 is the first vintage Jean Hoefilger started working with Conn Creek as a consultant. The 2021 Cuvee Collins Cabernet Sauvignon is made from 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Malbec. Deep garnet-purple colored, it needs some coaxing to bring out classic notes of cassis, juicy plums, and cedar chest, followed by hints of dried mint and crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate delivers concentrated black fruit flavors with a firm, grainy texture and lovely freshness, finishing long and earthy. This should be very long-lived!”

“With Jean Hoefliger as a consultant winemaker, there is a new emphasis on elegance and refinement. The blend is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Malbec, sourced from Spring Mountain, Atlas Peak, and sites throughout Napa Valley. Aged for 18 months in 40% new French oak, the Cuvée Collins is teeming with inky black fruit character, laced with tobacco and fine cedar. Full-bodied, with compact, firm tannins framing plenty of creamy blackcurrant and cassis fruits, it also offers notes of graphite and hints of mocha with a cool, wet slate and saline mineral finish. Founded in 1973, Conn Creek Winery is situated on the eastern side of Napa Valley, just off the Silverado Trail.”