Macauley Vineyard, Napa Valley (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

 This Cabernet immediately impresses with its inky, opaque purple/black color; you know you are in for a taste of something concentrated.  The nose is somewhat closed as the wine is just newly released, but with aeration it opens up to offer aromas of roasting coffee, cocoa, vanilla, plum compote and macerated/cooked blackberry.  The flavors echo the nose and expand into an almost confectionary, graham cracker crust note in the finish.  The wine has an incredibly silky texture, given its weight and power and ends with a very long finish.