2021 Coho Headwaters Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley 750 ml

Coho been a Wine Access favorite since their beginning, and no bottle has earned more consistent raves than the plush, elegant Headwaters. Members have called it “one of our all-time favorites” and it’s been showered with four- and five-star ratings over its run as perhaps the go-to rich Napa bottling under $50. 

In the outstanding 2021 vintage, 100-point winemaker Keith Emerson crafted a stunner that lives up to the legacy of Coho founder Gary Lipp and longtime winemaker Phil Titus. Powerful yet elegant and plush, it’s exactly what our members have always loved about Coho

Founded by 30-year wine-industry veteran Gary Lipp—an alum of Paul Hobbs, Chalone, Robert Mondavi, and Chappellet—Coho transmits Napa Valley terroir in wines renowned for their power and balance. 

After the 2018 vintage, the seasoned Lipp decided to move to the exits, but his longtime right-hand man, Pierre Limeux, knew that the Coho brand was too good to let go. So with Lipp’s blessing, Pierre sought a winemaker who could fill Titus’s cavernous shoes—and he went straight to the top.

Enter Keith Emerson, the Philippe Melka–trained ace who has racked up huge scores with Vineyard 29. Emerson. For the 2021, Emerson sourced gorgeous Cabernet (54%), Merlot (24%), and Malbec from Napa Valley, crushing 100% whole berries and vinifying the blend after a three-day cold soak. He gave the Headwaters a luxurious 21-month rest in 45% new French oak, bottling a mere 460 cases last November.

The result is the kind of rich, silky red that Wine Access members have been in love with since the beginning.