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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by rmh66 on 4/12/2018 & rated 90 points: This bottle wasn't stored very well, but it showed pretty well regardless. Cassis, black cherry, dried red cherry, green and brown tobacco, new leather, a little menthol, chocolate, and earth on the nose. Tart cherry, cassis, black cherry, earth, green herbs, and leather on the palate. Very good acidity, mostly resolved tannins, medium-long finish. Full-bodied, mature, and delicious, this wine could probably last more years. Personally, I would drink it now. (1032 views) | | | Tasted by HappyWineGuy on 10/26/2016 & rated 91 points: Huge, floral nose, decadent fruit, classic Napa Cabernet. Loved it. (1479 views) | | | Tasted by EMark on 6/13/2016: Very dark purple in the glass. Something of a green viny nose. Lots of black currant/blackberry on the tip of the tongue. Some herbality—basil, mint—that is, really, quite pleasant. Something of a dusty sensation which I would attribute to tannin. Not distracting, but noticeable. Something of slate or tarry sensation at the rear palate. A very delicious wine. It may have leveled off in its development, but I do not see any near term rush for anybody who has this in their cellar. (1573 views) | | | Tasted by Mtnmd1 on 11/11/2013 & rated 91 points: Drinking well now but still opened up nicely over the first hour. (2584 views) | | | Tasted by BSZach1 on 12/25/2012 & rated 95 points: The wine looks Crimson colored. The legs are Slow. It smells like Black currant (cassis), and Blackberry. It tastes like and Tobacco. The body is Medium/Full. The wine finishes Long. (2863 views) | | | Tasted by Maz on 10/14/2012 & rated 92 points: Good dark fruit, tobacco,cassis, earth, dust, integrated tannins and a long finish Enjoyed following a bottle of 2003
Opus one and I think this was actually a more interesting wine. (2422 views) | | | Tasted by fairwaywalker on 12/5/2011 & rated 92 points: Deep dark wine. I opened and drank right away. It was very soft and only got better. (2461 views) | | | Tasted by RWINO on 6/16/2010 & rated 95 points: From a 1.5. Decanted, after 1 hour: Very dark/inky & dense. Nose: CIGARBOX, dark fruit, red currants, green mint, cassis. On the palate big and rich, yet balanced. Intense dark cherrys w/classic rutherford dust.Great mouthfeel. Firm yet silky tannins and a long pleasing finish. This wine has several years before it will peak. Classic California cab thats hitting all the right notes for my palate with layers of complex flavors, and did I mention the dust?! 95+ (2717 views) | | | Tasted by robnmo on 4/25/2009 & rated 87 points: received as a gift. Decanted for about 45 minutes, and had with a 2 inch thick porterhouse. Dark fruit on the nose, with a bit of casis and ash. On the palate the tannins are present but not overwhelming, there is a bit of earth mixed in with dark cherries and blueberries. A bit sweet, but the alcohol is in check. Overall a nice wine, can't really comment on the QPR, since it was a gift. I would definitely buy it if it was under 35 dollars. (2231 views) | | | Tasted by dwkamin on 10/3/2008 & rated 84 points: Deep purple color, nose is closed but hints of earth. After an hour or so I still don't get much out of this wine. Not much fruit to speak of. I just get dust and alcohol. Nothing in balance. I thought Beckstoffer grapes were the bees knees. Pass on this. (2378 views) |
| Laura Michael Wines 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)Rutherford Rutherford,
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