Chimney Rock Stags Leap District "Tomahawk" Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
(Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California) - [VM 95+] [JD 95] [JS 94]

About the Estate:
The Chimney Rock Estate is blessed with a diversity of soil and topography that breeds complexity in our wines. To the east, our steep hills and shallow soils bring us density and power. On the north end, our proximity to the Palisades gifts us with ripeness and purity of fruit. To the south, our proximity to the bay brings us breezes that add the nuance of cooler climate--adding hints of dried herbs and mint. It is this diversity that has enabled us to represent the quintessence of Stags Leap District--the tension between grace and power, the balance of finesse and muscle. We are delighted to share our 35th vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon: its beauty proclaims we are here to stay.

Tomahawk Vineyard, named for the Native American Onasatis that once hunted in the Napa Valley, is a small group of vines at the southern end of the property and represents the pinnacle of the Chimney Rock estate. Planted in 2002, this vineyard consistently produces intense, massively complex fruit. The ensuing wines are truly world-class, compelling, powerful and elegant with a remarkably lengthy finish.

About this Wine:
Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Aging: 18 months in 70% new French Oak barrels
Alcohol: 14.5%

Tasting Notes:
Heady with aromas of intense dark cherry, violets, espresso, plums, and a hint of dried herbs, this wine is powerful, and voluptuous. This seductive beauty is rich and lush with beautiful layers of fruit and graceful tannins with a long finish.

Ratings & Reviews:

95+ Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Tomahawk Vineyard emerges from the youngest block on the vineyard, planted nearly twenty years ago. Readers will find a pure, voluptuous wine that is immediately engaging. Succulent dark cherry, plum, espresso, licorice, incense and new leather fill out the layers effortlessly. I imagine the Tomahawk will require only modest cellaring." - Antonio Galloni (Dec 2023)

95 Points- Jeb Dunnuck:
"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Tomahawk Vineyard is slightly brighter and more perfumed than the Ganymede, offering a brilliant array of crème de cassis and black raspberries as well as spicy oak, graphite, and spring flower notes. It has classic Stags Leap vibrancy and complexity, is medium to full-bodied, and has plenty of polished tannins as well as a great finish. It deserves 4-6 years in the cellar, and I suspect this will be very long-lived. It's a gorgeous wine that shows the style of the vintage to a T." (Feb 2024)

94 Points - James Suckling:
"Notes of ripe blackcurrants, blackberries, pinewood, grilled herbs and spices. Full-bodied, dense and structured with very fine, velvety tannins. Long and even. Try after 2027." (Mar 2024)