The 2017 Ulysses Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced from Napa Valley in California's North Coast region, is a red wine produced by Ulysses. This vintage has garnered significant attention from professional reviewers, earning high praise for its aromatic complexity and balanced structure.

James Suckling awarded this wine a noteworthy score of 96, highlighting its "extremely aromatic" profile, which includes "crushed berries, currants, flowers, and hints of uncured tobacco leaf." Suckling also noted the presence of "carnations" and described the wine as having a "medium to full body" with "extremely fine tannins that are firm and polished." He emphasized the wine's vertical tannins and blanched-walnut character, concluding that it finishes "fresh and clean." Suckling recommended it as "so beautiful to drink now," indicating immediate drinkability (jamessuckling.com, 11/30/2020).

Wine Spectator's review, penned by J.M., gave the wine a close score of 95. The review praised the wine for being "packed with the ripe, vivid fruit of the vintage," mentioning intense flavors of "cassis, raspberry, and blackberry." The wine's structure was noted for its "licorice root and roasted apple wood notes." Wine Spectator described the wine as "rippling with muscle through the finish" but balanced with "focus and detail." The review likened the wine to a Richard Serra sculpture, stating that while it seems immense initially, it "steadily pulls you in with its details." The recommended drinking window is from 2022 through 2038 (Wine Spectator, 7/14/2021).

Antonio Galloni from Vinous scored the wine 94 points and characterized it as "soft, understated and classy." Galloni highlighted the wine's "purity of the red-fleshed fruit," along with its "freshness and overall silkiness." He noted that while the 2017 vintage may not have the "pedigree or breadth of the very best years," it remains "an absolute pleasure to taste." Galloni suggested that this wine is apt for drinking now and over the next 15-20 years (Vinous, 1/7/2022).

Overall, the 2017 Ulysses Cabernet Sauvignon is a well-regarded wine, praised for its aromatic complexity, balanced structure, and immediate drinkability, with potential for extended aging.