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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.7 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Coachron13 on 2/19/2024 & rated 93 points: Two hour decant, wasn’t enough. Had a bite on the tongue for the first hour after decant. After that, really smoothed out and became the 93 that we scored it at. (241 views) | | | Tasted by wineappreciation on 5/14/2023 & rated 92 points: Blackberry, cassis; powerful, fruitful, intense, but somewhat monolithic though still elegant and quite good; slow long finish (426 views) | | | Tasted by HOS on 1/27/2023 & rated 95 points: Great after 30 min decant. (590 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 8/2/2022 & rated 96 points: One hour decant. Very very deep magenta color. Blackberry, black cherry, chocolate malt, orange rind, and wild strawberry on the nose. Dry, plush palate, with fine, prickly acidity and a note of coriander. Full, round tannins on the longish finish.
For whatever reason, I thoroughly enjoyed this Cabernet last night. It’s not overly complex, but it’s beautifully built and integrated. (1643 views) | | | Tasted by rkww on 5/27/2022 & rated 94 points: Manursing Memorial; 5/27/2022-5/29/2022: After a several hour slow ox, the 2016 Turnbull Amoenus offered up moderately strong aromas of black fruit, cacao, and savory grilled herbs. On the palate, the "wild strawberry note" AGELVIS mentioned provided nice balance to the otherwise darker profile. The oak's now well integrated, the tannins are plump yet still pleasantly dry on the finish, and all that leaves me thinking that it's time to drink up now and over the next 7-10 years (though I am personally curious to see how this might evolve over the longer term). (1408 views) | | | Tasted by VAD on 5/7/2022 & rated 94 points: Decanted for 2 hours. Great fruit, nice balance. Excellent (1090 views) | | | Tasted by bottles.and.bites on 3/21/2022 & rated 92 points: Blueberry, cassis, sage, bell pepper, graphite. Alcohol is hot on the nose. Palate has complexity and salinity which makes you come back for another sip. Ripe blueberry, baking spices, silky and integrated tannins. Drinking well. (1007 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 3/11/2022 & rated 95 points: Three hour decant (two would be sufficient). Deep dark magenta color. Blackberry, dark raspberry, fennel, plum, powdered sugar, and subtle prailine on the nose. Dry, plush palate, with vibrant and slightly chalky acidity. Satiny tannins on the longish finish. (1464 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 10/27/2021 & rated 95 points: Four hour decant. Deep dark ruby magenta color. Blackberry, black cherry, toasted fennel, baker’s chocolate, black walnut, and subtle tar on the dark, serious nose. Smooth, tongue drying palate, with vibrant acidity and a wild strawberry note. Firm tannins on the long finish.
This is developing very nicely. I’ll try a shorter decant on the next bottle (2-3 hours). (1493 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 6/18/2021 & rated 94 points: Four hour decant. Very deep magenta color. Black cherry, dark raspberry, wax paper, mocha, and subtle butterscotch on the somewhat diminutive nose. Very smooth, dry palate, with modestly chalky acidity. Firm, full tannins on the longish finish.
Very nice drinker, but a little closed down at the moment. I expect this will reawaken very nicely within 6 months. (1393 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 4/21/2021 & rated 93 points: PNP. Very very deep purple-hued magenta color. Black cherry, blackberry, strawberry, cocoa dust, and cherry blossom on the nose. Smooth, dry palate, with nice, lingering acidity. Firm tannins on the longish finish. Several hours of decanting would really improve this beautiful Cabernet (my favorite in the Turnbull lineup). (1413 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 3/23/2021 & rated 92 points: Nine hour decant. Bright, but extremely deep magenta color. Black cherry, dandelion, thistle, and subtle Boston cream pie on the somewhat diminutive nose. Smooth, tongue drying palate. Firm, full tannins on the long finish.
This is very well built, but seems a bit shut down at the moment. The potential for 96 pts is there. (1396 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 11/8/2020 & rated 94 points: Incredible bottle. This is why I cam here to visit. This wine has so much going oon. This represents the valley well. (1122 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 10/10/2020 & rated 94 points: Eight hour decant. Deep dark purple magenta color. Blueberry/blackberry purée, homemade vanilla caramel, fresh sugar plum, and bay leaf on the deep, fruit forward nose. Smooth, dry, mouth filling palate. Firm, full tannins on the longish finish.
Youth is the only flaw here. This is pure, unadulterated Napa Cabernet with wonderful overall structure. (1168 views) |
| By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, North Coast Part 1: Napa Valley's Incredible 2016s (1/31/2019)
(Turnbull Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Amoenus Vineyard Red) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Napa Valley’s Extraordinary 2016 Cabernets (Dec 2018) (12/1/2018)
(Turnbull Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Amoenus Vineyard Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (10/17/2018)
(Turnbull Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Calistoga Amoenus Vineyard, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Turnbull Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)CalistogaDiamond mountain |
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