Corison Cabernet Sauvignon 2022, Napa Valley, California

REGION 
Napa Valley, California

 

VARIETAL 
Cabernet Sauvignon

 

TASTING NOTES

The weather in August, the belly of the ripening season and the critical window for wine quality, was nearly perfect in 2022, with long, cool days and nighttime temperatures dipping as low as the chilly 40F’s. We started picking Cabernet Sauvignon on 31 August and were most of the way through harvest when the intense heat began around Labor Day. The result was a small harvest of tiny, delicious berries.

  

The 2022 is so pretty with violet and dried rose perfume right out of the chute. Bright cherries and blueberries join darker cassis and plum flavors for delightful complexity. Provençal herbs, anise and wet-stone mineral notes join in the fun. -Winemaker, Cathy Corison

  

93pts - James Suckling

"A bold and deep expression, packed with blackberries, blackcurrants, dark chocolate, black olives, dark earth and licorice. The full-bodied, dense and fruit-driven palate carries fine-grained tannins and is balanced with bright acidity, finishing with hints of mocha and wet stones. Try after 2027."

  

92pts - Wine Advocate

"Largely picked prior to the Labor Day heat wave, Corison's 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon showcases the restrained, streamlined style that is a calling card of the winery. Marked by black cherries and loam, with subtle spice shadings from its 20 months in 50% new French oak, this medium-bodied wine maintains superb tension between acidity and alcohol and delivers a lingering, mouthwatering finish framed by soft tannins."

  

91pts - Vinous

"The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is polished and understated to the core. Lifted aromatics and silky tannins confer notable finesse. Readers will find a sublime, nuanced Cabernet of distinction. It’s the sort of wine that will blossom with time in bottle. I won't be surprised if it is even better in a few years. This is pure class."

  

(Organic)