93 Points, Wine Advocate
The 2021 Armé Cabernet Sauvignon is blended with 10% Merlot and
2% Petit Verdot. It has pretty tones of blueberries and black cherries with nuances of lavender, thyme and
underbrush. The palate is medium-bodied, chalky and refreshing, with surprising depth of crunchy fruit and
floral sparks across the long, juicy finish.
Winemaker Notes
Marietta’s husband, Armé, nurtured my father’s love for this majestic landscape we
call home. Like an early morning horse ride through chaparral, this Cabernet kicks up waves of floral, mint,
and dusty sage on the nose. Elevated, clear, and refreshing, this wine startles and intrigues. Across the
palate a broad flood of grippy tannins is eroded by a core of velvet. Fresh and rounded, big yet steely,
with hints of Kalamata olive under the primary note of blueberry, this wine has incredible focus with
settled length. Delicious now, this will show added layers and depth over the next 5-15 years.
The grapes for this wine are hand selected from our Estate vineyards in
Alexander Valley, the Yorkville Highlands and McDowell Valley. The wine is aged for 20 months in neutral
barrels. 6,000 cases produced.
An exemplary California Cabernet aromatic experience filled with
dried, minty herbs, and lavender. Blackberries, bright cherries and plums, with hints of leather and
tobacco, all intertwine for a wonderfully balanced mouthfeel. This wine is sumptuous yet racy, polished yet
spirited, delicious and gratifying- an iconic result in the glass.