98 POINTS - JEB DUNNUCK

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is more Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated and checks in as 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. It’s another jaw-droppingly good wine from this team. Crème de cassis, graphite, tobacco leaf, spicy oak, and a Pauillac-like lead pencil character all define the aromatics, and it’s full-bodied on the palate, with a flawlessly balanced, pure, layered mouthfeel, ultrafine yet building tannins, and a great finish. It’s borderline perfection, and quite possibly the finest Bordeaux blend I’ve ever tasted from Santa Barbara County. Drink bottles any time over the coming 20-25 years.

96 POINTS - vinous

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the finest wines I have tasted at Crown Point. Seamless and refined in the glass, the 2021 hits all the right notes. All the elements come together beautifully. Winemaker Simon Faury has managed to soften the strong, pungent notes typical of Happy Canyon while also reigning back the bombastic intensity of the early years here. The 2021 is sublime.