Outpost, Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
Outpost, Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, 2021
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Outpost produce exclusively red wines: red wines of power, character, and complexity, yet they retain elegant refinement and balance. Their 2021 vintage was marked by 'extraordinary' conditions, and as such, the wine is perfectly harmonised. Intensely aromatic, and on the palate: heaps of blackberry, macerated blueberry, tar, hints of espresso and dark chocolate, rounded off with a wisp of vanilla, graphite, dried tobacco, dried lavender, fresh violets, and subtle leather. The tannins are markedly apparent, yet not abrasive, with a distinctly polished-chalk finish. Great now, even better over the next ten to twenty years: why not get 2 bottles and see?
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Score 95
Coming from a mix of estate and True Vineyard fruit, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is brilliant stuff and has a more forward, rounded, sexy style than most in the vintage. Lots of red, blue, and black fruits, charcoal, graphite, and spicy oak define this beauty, which is medium to full-bodied, has plenty of mid-palate depth, and a great finish. Drink bottles over the coming 15-20 years.
