The 2021 vintage yielded excellent fruit across Napa’s many microclimates. The high quality was paired with low yield, often a necessary exchange in farming. The result is a smaller production of one of our best bottlings of Bacio Divino, with less than 200 cases produced.

We have blended the elegant tannins and classic mouthfeel of Valley floor cabernet with the intensity of our higher-elevation estate cabernet to create a very balanced yet robust wine. Adding a splash of Sangiovese heightens the nose and adds a pleasant spark of red fruit. The wine boasts lovely brightness and energy, with notes of sweet dark cherry, plum, mocha, spice, tobacco and lavender. Firm yet fine-grained tannins show promise of a more refined and balanced wine after the first 2-3 years of bottle ageing. This vintage of Bacio Divino should age elegantly in your cellar through 2035.

Decanter.com, May 2024
Rating: 95
Sourced from Beckstoffer Heritage Vineyards, which produces 4% of the blend, including Atlas Peak Sangiovese. I really love this wine as it combines the richness and integrity of the Beckstoffer fruit with this wonderful lifted freshness and spine of tangy, racy acidity from the Sangiovese. Medium to full-bodied with crunchy red fruit, conifer notes, and red currants laced with brown baking spices. It's super intriguing and wonderfully layered. - Jonathan Cristaldi

Consulting Winemaker and Viticulturalist: Kirk Venge
Proprietors: The Janzen Family

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