2021 Batchelor's Button Cabernet Sauvignon
Our 18th vintage of Batchelor's Button Cabernet is from biodynamic certified Jolet and Shaw 32 Red Mountain vineyards. Our Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted to be delicious in the near term but continue to improve over time. The key to having long lived wines are acidity, great vineyards, and gentle winemaking and the Batchelor's Button is a perfect example of that.
Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon returns to Isenhower. 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. The Batchelor's Button has aromas of black currant, blackberry, white pepper, truffle, cedar, and toasted vanilla bean. The flavors consist of wild blackberry, black cherry, blueberry, vamilla bean, and minerals. The tannins are tight. Enjoy through 2036.
Fermentation: 100% hand-harvested and hand-sorted fruit. Destemmed and must-pumped to open top fermenters. Inoculated with a variety of organic yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces uvarum, and Pichia kluyveri). Punched down twice daily with three pump-overs. Pressed at dryness.
Élevage: 21 months in 57% new 300 liter French oak barrels (Maury & AnA Selection; medium toast). Racked twice.
INGREDIENTS & ADDITIONS: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, & Petit Verdot grapes, yeast, oak from French Oak barrels, organic and inorganic yeast nutrients, tartaric acid, and minimally necessary sulfur dioxide.
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Varietal Composition | 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9 % Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot |
| Appellation | Red Mountain |
| Vineyard | Jolet, Shaw, Wallula, & Dionysus |
| Alcohol | 14.50% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 08/11/2023 |
| Cases Produced | 218 |
93 points, International Wine Report, August 2025
The 2021 Isenhower Batchelor’s Button Cabernet Sauvignon from Red Mountain blends 88% Cabernet Sauvignon with 9% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, aged for 21 months in 57% new 300-liter French oak. This wine opens with powerful aromas of cassis, black plum, crushed graphite, and mocha-dusted cedar, accented by hints of tobacco leaf and baking spice. The palate is bold yet refined, showing layers of dark cherry, blueberry reduction, and cocoa powder wrapped in firm, structured tannins. Notes of espresso bean and wet stone emerge toward the finish, giving the wine both depth and tension.
65% Jolet Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
23% Shaw Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
9% Wallula Vineyard Cabernet Franc
3% Dionysus Petit Verdot
