99 Points James Suckling
An intense wine from a super-concentrated vintage, this is totally loaded with ripe fruits, spicy oak and generous savory, minty flavors, wrapped in firm, fine-grained tannins. Black olives, black currants, earthy and sage-like notes. So dark, deep and age-worthy, with great balance for a wine so full-bodied
97 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
There are 700 cases of the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Highest Beauty, an expression of several blocks of pure Cabernet Sauvignon. Gentle thyme shadings accent black cherries and loamy earth in this rich, full-bodied wine. Coming dangerously close to being over the top, it's ripe and hedonistic, while at the same time developing classic To Kalon notes of baking spices and fine suede on the long, elegant finish.
97 Points Decanter
The 2021 Highest Beauty is polished, stylish, and impeccably pure in this vintage. It exudes beautifully precise blackberry and cherry fruit, wrapped in a supple juiciness that glides effortlessly across the palate. A core of gorgeous graphite minerality adds depth, while its medium- to full-bodied richness showcases the purity of dark berry fruit. The finish is elegant and refined, lingering with lovely Indian spice nuances—a graceful yet powerful expression of the vintage.
97 Points Jeb Dunnuck
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Highest Beauty is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from a selection of the best barrels, mostly from blocks in the back of the vineyard near the Monastery block, not far from MacDonald and Detert. Crème de cassis, darker currants, spicy wood, and chocolate are just some of the nuances here, and it's full-bodied, with a deep, layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, velvety tannins, and a great finish.
Winemaker Note
The goal for our namesake wine is working with To Kalon Vineyard® as a whole, crafting a wine from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, while capturing the purity, intensity, and diversity of this special terroir. The 2021 Highest Beauty has soft tannins, plenty of structure, richness, and aromatic excitement. The grapes were harvested at night to preserve the freshness of the fruit. Careful sorting and a long, slow fermentation and maceration round out the wine and bring forward the broad spectrum of flavors and aromas inherent in this noble variety.
