PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
TATE is about as boutique as Napa Valley wine gets — founded in 2011 by husband-and-wife team David and Suzanne Tate, the entire operation produces just over 1,000 cases annually across its complete portfolio: a single Chardonnay from Yountville, a single Merlot from Calistoga, and a handful of single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons from St. Helena, Mt. Veeder, and Howell Mountain. That's the whole lineup, every wine sourced from independently owned micro-vineyards the Tates have personally sought out across the valley floor and mountainsides — this is genuinely small-batch, hands-on winemaking, not a brand stretched across dozens of separate labels.
This particular bottling comes entirely from the Bacchus plot on Mount Veeder, owned by the Crouse family — a single, specific piece of rugged mountain vineyard rather than a blend pulled together from multiple sources. Mt. Veeder itself is genuinely demanding terrain: steep, rocky, and high-elevation, forcing vines to struggle for every bit of nutrition and water they get, which is exactly what concentrates flavor and structure in the resulting fruit. Wines from this AVA are consistently described as carrying real "savory/mineral intensity" and a distinctive "volcanic" character that sets Mt. Veeder Cabernet apart from more polished valley-floor bottlings.
We don't have any independently published critic reviews for this specific 2021 vintage — genuinely typical for a wine made in such small quantities from such a tiny producer, where much of the allocation moves directly through mailing lists and small retail partners rather than wide critic sampling. For house-style context, TATE's broader Mt. Veeder Cabernet program has been described elsewhere as "plush and attractively polished," offering "a wealth of bright berries and plums" alongside "deep, chocolate, cherry and wild red-fruit flavors," with a "seamlessly fluid, long and even-paced palate" — and the following year's Mt. Veeder bottling was praised for capturing "tons of Veeder character in its savory/mineral intensity and dark" fruit. This is genuinely small-production, single-vineyard Napa Cabernet — the kind of wine made in quantities too small to chase critic attention, built instead for the people who find it directly.
TATE Wines was founded in 2011 by husband-and-wife team David and Suzanne Tate, producing just over 1,000 cases annually across their entire portfolio — a genuinely small, hands-on operation built around single-expression wines sourced from independently owned, micro-vineyards across Napa Valley's valley floor and mountainsides.
This 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced entirely from the Bacchus plot on Mount Veeder, owned by the Crouse family. The vines grow on Mt. Veeder's characteristically rugged, high-elevation terrain, where the challenging growing conditions are widely credited with concentrating fruit intensity and structure.
No independently published critic reviews are confirmed for this specific 2021 vintage at this time — consistent with a wine made in genuinely small quantities from a boutique, low-volume producer.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Appellation | Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley, California |
| Variety | 100% Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Producer | TATE Wines — David & Suzanne Tate |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Total Production (all wines) | Just over 1,000 cases annually |
| Vineyard | Bacchus plot, Mt. Veeder — owned by the Crouse family |
| Style / Identity | A genuinely small-batch, single-vineyard Napa Cabernet from a true boutique, husband-and-wife producer |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
Bottle Size: All bottles are 750ML/700ML unless otherwise noted.
21 and Over: Adult Signature Required
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