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2021 MORLET PASSIONNEMENT OAKVILLE CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Oakville · Cabernet Sauvignon

2021 MORLET PASSIONNEMENT OAKVILLE CABERNET SAUVIGNON

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Product Details

VarietalCabernet Sauvignon
RegionOakville
ProducerMorlet
Vintage2021
Size750ML
ABV15.5%
WinemakerLuc Morlet
FarmingOrganic
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Professional Ratings

100

The Wine Independent

The single-varietal 2021 Passionnement Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple in color. A little shy to begin, it soon unfurls to offer a provocative perfume of lavender, crushed rocks, and underbrush leading to a core of fresh blackcurrants, redcurrants, and mulberries plus a hint of red roses. The full-bodied palate has amazing tension and a jaw-dropping texture of superbly ripe tannins supporting the multi-layered black fruit and mineral layers, finishing long and perfumed. Wow!
99

Wine Advocate

If there was any doubt that Luc Morlet can grow, make, select and blend Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Passionnement is Exhibit A refuting that argument. A terrific pure Cabernet Sauvignon mostly drawn from the Coeur de Vallée site in Oakville, supplemented by small elements from the estate vineyards in Saint Helena and Knights Valley, it screams in intensity yet somehow does so in near-perfect harmony. Blackberries, black cherries and blueberries mingle easily on the nose, while the full-bodied palate is supple and richly concentrated, plush and almost creamy in feel, then long and velvety on the never-ending finish.
99

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Passionnement is just about pure perfection. Where the Morlet Estate is more structured and backward, this is upfront and as sexy as can be, offering a saturated ruby/purple hue, notes of red and black currants, walnuts, spice box, chocolate, and smoked tobacco, as well as full body, velvety tannins, and a broad, expansive, mouth-filling texture that's to die for. Despite being a massive wine, it has perfect balance and no hard edges. It's approachable today yet will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age and cruise for 2-3 decades in cold cellars.

About This Wine

The 2021 Morlet Passionnément earned a perfect 100-point score by accomplishing something very few Cabernets pull off successfully: combining immense scale with absolute precision. Luc Morlet approaches Cabernet architecturally, building structure and tension first, then allowing the richness to settle naturally around it. The result is a wine where the fruit, tannins, acidity, and mineral character move together seamlessly rather than competing for attention. Morlet sources the majority of Passionnément from Coeur de Vallée vineyard in Oakville, where rocky soils and ideal exposure naturally produce Cabernet with extraordinary concentration and mineral tension. Smaller portions from Morlet’s estate vineyards in St. Helena and Knights Valley add freshness, aromatic lift, and complexity to the blend. Despite the wine’s immense power, each vineyard still speaks clearly, giving Passionnément both its unmistakable sense of place. The 2021 vintage delivered extraordinary natural intensity across Napa Valley, but Morlet’s restraint is what makes Passionnément so unforgettable. Rather than relying on excessive extraction or oak, he allows the fruit's purity and structure to unfold naturally on their own terms. Every element feels intentional, connected, and perfectly measured from the first sip through the seemingly endless finish.

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