Reviews & Ratings

2021 Hess Persson Cabernet Sauvignon "Hess Collection Estate"

Winery: Hess Persson

Vintage: 2021

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Hess Collection Estate"

Wine Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Grape blend: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Malbec & 1% Petit Verdot

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Mount Veeder

State or country: CA

Price: $90

Cases produced: 2,978

KWG Score: 93.3 (based on 5 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Excellent (94.5)

Review date: October 22, 2025

Wine Review: This slightly opaque and dark garnet colored Cabernet Sauvignon from Hess Collection opens with a black cherry liquor and dark chocolate bouquet with hints of oolong tea and moist pipe tobacco. On the palate, this wine is medium plus bodied with integrated medium acidity. The mouthfeel is nicely balanced, super smooth, silky, and seamless. The flavor profile is a black cherry and cassis blend with notes of bay leaf and black plum. I also detected hints of blueberry, cocoa, and tobacco. The finish is dry, and its flavors, acidity, and its polished tannins build-up nicely before drifting away. I would pair this Cabernet Sauvignon with a porterhouse steak. Enjoy - Ken

Winemaker Notes: Our 2021 estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon provides a beautiful complexity, elegance, and structure we have come to expect from our mountain fruit. Aromas of dark black fruit and bramble highlight the Cabernet Sauvignon at the heart of the wine. We integrate a touch of Malbec to provide mouth filling notes of cassis and boysenberry, and to develop a softness in the tannins, making this a wonderfully round wine. It has a perfectly balanced structure with well-integrated toasted oak that offers subtle notes of cocoa on the lengthy, pleasing finish.

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