2021 Kenwood "Six Ridges" Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
97DC
$19.95
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Decanter
***Best In Show Trophy at Decanter World Wine Awards 2025*** We’re thrilled to see a wine from Alexander Valley join our Best in Show selection. This distinctive zone clearly offers Cabernet of significantly different style to Napa: amply fleshed, yes, but with a savoury, mountain wildness to that flesh, and with a different acid emphasis. The blend here, with its seasoning of Petite Syrah, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, surely also plays a role in lending this wine its intriguing complexities. It’s black-red in colour, with open, affably fruity aromas lent depth by a dry-forest warmth; on the palate the wine has both breadth and depth as well as a compelling inner sweetness. The plump tannins with that distinctive savoury nuance bring the wine resolution and balance.
Staff Reviews
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Aaron Hughes
Review Date: 07/2025Aaron Hughes
A semi-savory nose, saved from being just umami with this beautiful fruit-leather note going through it, it's some sort of cherry-berry blend. There's a good amount of barrel spice as well, and a little hint of creaminess, coupled with a loamy note like what's underneath when you brush away the forest floor and the petrichor drifts up at you. The palate has a decent tannin structure, but gives up a lot of savory notes from the nose and comes at you with a bushel of fruit and no time to waste. There's cherry, blackberry, a little bit of black currant, and then the barrel comes back in with some little notes of sandalwood, cedar, and vanilla in the very back. I thought it was surprisingly good, and for just $20, a really compelling Tuesday evening wine.
Notes
*Newly awarded the Best In Show Trophy and 97-points at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards*
Details
| Origin | Alexander Valley/Russian River, California, United States |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends |
| Alcohol Content | 14% |
| SKU | 1897090 |