A classic California cabernet with great structure, abundant black fruit flavors and a lingering finish. This is built for further aging, and its blackcurrant, black cherry and dried blueberry flavors will mature and evolve. Full-bodied, firmly tannic and nicely layered. Drinkable now, but best from 2030.

Rated 96/100 James Suckling

Tasted twice, the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Anakota is sourced from 32- to 35-year-old vines and has the addition of 12% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. It saw 12 months in 30% new French oak. In the glass, it pours a deep red color and opens to aromas of black plum, polished leather, graphite, and violets. Its full-bodied, with refined, ripe tannins, even acidity, and a graceful and long finish with hints of cocoa and dusty earth. Its open and inviting now but has a good deal of structure underneath. Drink 2025-2045. 1500 cases were produced.

Rated 94+/100 Jeb Dunnuck

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley is the second vintage of Anakota\'s second-label Cabernet, meant for drinking in the near term rather than the cellaring required for the Helena Dakota and Helena Montana. \"I may make more in the future where I can, but it depends on the vintage,\" assistant winemaker and second-generation vigneron Hlne Seillan says. It\'s blended with 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot and was matured for 12 months in 30% new French oak. Already bottled, it offers pretty aromas of blueberries and cassis with tones of violet, coffee grounds, earth and mushroom. The medium-bodied palate is supple and juicy, with ripe yet not over-the-top fruit and a long, graphite-laced finish. There\'s a lot less new oak on this cuve, and it really works! Around 1,500 cases were made.

Rated 93/100 Wine Advocate