Cervantes Family Vineyard - Blacktail Proprietary Red 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Cervantes Family Vineyard
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Napa Valley
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot
Vintage	2021
Sku	111775
Size	750ml

Cervantes Family Vineyard Description

Winemaker Notes

The 2021 Blacktail is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petite Syrah, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. The winemaking and elevage are very similar to that of our Cabernet Sauvignon bottling; however, the expression is completely different. This is a multi-layered, dark, highly-faceted wine that tells a rich story. Black fruits, toasty notes, baking spice, and savory tones all add to the wine’s complexity. It is intense on the palate, even with its great sense of balance at the core. With this level of density it should age well for decades, and will continue to reveal layers as it opens in the bottle.

Blend: 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 11% Petite Syrah, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot

Professional Ratings

96 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2021 Blacktail Proprietary Red Wine—named for the deer that abound on the property—is a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 11% Petite Sirah, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Complex scents of black cherries, subtle herb shadings and licorice mark the nose, while the full-bodied palate is smooth, round and generous. This is a beauty, with delicate yet slightly bitter notes on the finish that balance out all of the fruity extract. No, it's not distinctly varietal, but it's a wonderfully polished and poised blend.

95 Jeb Dunnuck
The 2021 Proprietary Blend Blacktail is also terrific. A blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 11% Petite Sirah, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it has a beautiful full-bodied style as well as ripe black fruits, chocolate, and peppery, herbal notes, plenty of mid-palate depth, and ripe tannins that emerge on the finish. It's a beautifully layered red to drink over the coming 10-15 years.
94 James Suckling

A delicious red with deep dark fruit, showing softness and freshness at the same time. It’s full and layered with round, creamy tannins and a mushroom, bark and dark fruit-led center palate. Chewy at the end with some attractive, velvety-textured tannins.

94 Vinous
The 2021 Blacktail is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that shows how well those varieties work together in tempering some of the intense natural richness that seems to come so easily here. Sumptuous dark fruit, mocha, new oak and floral top notes blossom into the racy finish. This opulent wine is certainly a head-turner.