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Cathy Corison is one of Napa’s most acclaimed and storied winemakers, having spent the last three decades relentlessly championing a style of restraint in a region dominated by overwrought red wines. With tastes increasingly shifting towards her style, thanks in no small part to her tireless work, she has finally begun to receive the plaudits she more than deserves. Kronos is one of her single vineyard bottlings, made entirely from 50+ year old vines which yield small quantities of exceptionally concentrated grapes. Renowned for their complexity, inkiness, structure, and aromatics quality, Cathy’s Kronos bottlings are amongst the greatest to be found in Napa.

95/100 – Corison’s 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Kronos Vineyard is more floral than the other offerings, easily marrying hints of thyme blossom with fresh cassis and a delicate touch of vanilla. It’s medium to full-bodied, marginally larger in scale than even the Sunbasket bottling, but still refined, balanced and elegant, with a long, silky-textured finish. – Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate

17+/20 – Brooding, very deep, blackish crimson. Lifted aroma – on the nose it seems more vivacious than the Sunbasket. On the palate it’s still a little angular, waiting to have the holes filled in. I’d cellar this rather than drink it now, though it’s alreadyimpressively long. – Jancis Robinson MW

97/100 – Cathy Corison’s iconic Kronos Vineyard bottling from St. Helena is made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 20 months in 50% new French oak. Remarkable purity of fruit and savoury aromatics. This is a beautiful wine with finely-delineated blackberry, black cherry, black currant notes and expressive graphite minerality. Fresh, lively, and built like a skyscraper, with long, firm beams of cedary tannins and tangy blood orange acidity. The finish is long, vivid, and marked by dried herbs, citrus, and wildflowers: a real highlight and a bright spot in this challenging vintage. – Jonathan Cristaldi, Decanter