Red

Affinity Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley · Napa · United States

Fact sheet

roast red meat · lamb · barbecue · aged cheeses

201187 pts

The 76% Cabernet Sauvignon takes center stage here, supported by 10% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec, most of it grown on the eastern side of Napa below Mount George. Together they offer earthy clove and a brisk, brooding back palate, followed by tight…
200993 pts

The winery's Affinity bottling has had mixed results over the years, but this is one of their best, right up there with the 2007. It's a beautiful wine, absolutely dry, tannic, smooth and complex in black currant flavor. A bright streak of acidity provides wonderful balance, and…
200792 pts

This is a wine that's been tremendously variable over the years, but with the '07, Craig has produced his best bottling since the late 1990s. Succeeds not only with dramatically ripe blackberry, currant, chocolate and sweet, smoky cedar flavors, but also with a structure of fine…
200686 pts

When the Craig style of extreme ripeness works, it's decadently delicious. When it doesn't, the wines can be tired. This '06 Bordeaux blend hovers in the middle. It's superrich in black currants and milk chocolate, yet has a melted feeling that needs greater tannin-acid structur…