From wine industry doyenne Cathy Corison, the 2021 Corison Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon marks her 35th-anniversary bottling. She’s one where I have to stay disciplined whenever I taste her wines so my admiration won’t override an honest assessment. Aged for 20 months in 50% new French oak barrels, this is unmistakably a Corison wine—neatly structured and finely composed, with fresh notes of blackberry and elderberry, hints of resinous juniper and sun-dried summer bramble, and a long, graceful finish of blackberries and violets. Clean, refreshing acidity and polite tannins make it a natural fit for an elegant meal that doesn’t require a fatty steak; lighter fare and more subtle flavors will shine here. After all, we’re adults and can admit that we pair food with wine, not the other way around.