Massive concentration and dense tannins make this wine imposing to taste now, but it has so much potential for improvement with age. Made from 100% Mondavi Heritage Clone 31 that gives tiny yields from small grape bunches. Intense blueberry, dark chocolate, graphite and tobacco leaf flavors are tightly wrapped in fine-grained tannins. A memorable wine that will drink best from 2030.
Rated 99/100 James Suckling
There are 603 cases of the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon H.W.C., which comes from a single block planted to what is referred to as the Heritage Clone. It's densely colored and dark, with scents of black cherries and cassis, while the palate is full-bodied and concentrated, yet also finer and more elegant, silkier and longer on the finish.
Rated 98/100 Wine Advocate
From the heritage Mondavi clone of Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon H. W. C. tastes like the blood of Cabernet Sauvignon and shows how good this vintage is. Inky-hued, it reveals incredible levels of ripe currants, tobacco, iron, graphite, and crushed stone on the nose, and it's full-bodied on the palate, with a more focused, elegant mouthfeel, plenty of tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish.
Rated 98/100 Jeb Dunnuck
A loaded red, with a mix of iris, violet and cassis aromas leading the way for dark currant, blackberry and black cherry reduction flavors. Hints of warm loam, licorice root, tobacco and singed alder check in. Everything builds through the long, muscular finish, showing terrific latent energy. Big but not a blockbuster style; this shows poise. Best from 2025 through 2045.
Rated 96/100 Wine Spectator
