2022 Scarecrow, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford, Bottle (750ml)
$689
98JD98LP97RP
Critic key
RP = Robert ParkerJD = Jeb DunnuckLP = Lisa Perrotti-Brown
- Rating
- JD98/LP98/RP97
- Producer
- Scarecrow
- Vintage
- 2022
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Rutherford
- Country
- United States
- Grape Varietal
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 14.5
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
JD98 "Cassis, graphite, smoked tobacco, and hints of chocolate all define the 2022 Scarecrow, and this sensational effort shows what can be achieved in challenging vintages with incredible terroir, old vines, and a brilliant winemaker. Full-bodied, beautifully concentrated, balanced, and with velvety tannins, it has a layered mouthfeel and terrific length on the finish. It's a more forward, sexy example of this cuvee than normal but is just a sensational effort in this challenging vintage. As with most 2022s, it has plenty of upfront charm and appeal, yet this has the depth and density to evolve for over two decades. The 2022 is 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Malbec, all of which spent 22 months in 65% new French oak. This is easily in the top 2-3 wines in the vintage." JD Jan 2025
LP98 "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2022 Scarecrow requires a lot of shaking to wake up notes of black currant jelly, juicy black plums, and wild blueberries, leading to hints of candied violets, dark chocolate, and menthol with a touch of crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate is tightly knit with vibrant black fruit layers, supported by ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. This is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon." LPB for TWP May 2025
RP97 "The 2022 Scarecrow is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the J.J. Cohn vineyard, nestled up against the lower slopes of the Mayacamas. Bottled in July 2024, it features mixed red and black cherries on the nose, plus hints of cassis and pencil shavings. In the mouth, it's full-bodied and silky, the wood bringing structure—and maybe even a bit of freshness—to the wine this year, prolonging the finish and helping to shape the palate into a more linear shape. Not quite up to the lofty standards of the 2019 or 2021 vintages, it's still a stunning Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that should evolve nicely for two decades." JC for TWA Feb 2025
LP98 "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2022 Scarecrow requires a lot of shaking to wake up notes of black currant jelly, juicy black plums, and wild blueberries, leading to hints of candied violets, dark chocolate, and menthol with a touch of crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate is tightly knit with vibrant black fruit layers, supported by ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing on a lingering ferrous note. This is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon." LPB for TWP May 2025
RP97 "The 2022 Scarecrow is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the J.J. Cohn vineyard, nestled up against the lower slopes of the Mayacamas. Bottled in July 2024, it features mixed red and black cherries on the nose, plus hints of cassis and pencil shavings. In the mouth, it's full-bodied and silky, the wood bringing structure—and maybe even a bit of freshness—to the wine this year, prolonging the finish and helping to shape the palate into a more linear shape. Not quite up to the lofty standards of the 2019 or 2021 vintages, it's still a stunning Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that should evolve nicely for two decades." JC for TWA Feb 2025