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| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2018 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by corkscrews on 8/1/2021 & rated 91 points: A nose of some dark fruit and spice, dark garnet in color. A medium to full bodied red, with blackberry, black cherry, milk chocolate and spice on finish. In a great drinking zone. www.winelx.com (206 views) | | | Tasted by meatbomb013 on 12/10/2016 & rated 93 points: Should have read my previous note prior to pulling from the cellar. A great wine but think that this wine would benefit from more rest. Blackberry, cassis, crushed stone, and graphite wrapped with moderate tannic grip. Came back after a few hours to a much better integrated wine. Have 1 more bottle and hope to wait until 2020. (725 views) | | | Tasted by meatbomb013 on 2/27/2016 & rated 94 points: This is a wine that lived up to its initial impressions. Had this for the first time in the cave at Caldwell Vineyards with John Caldwell himself. So often drinking a wine at home does not compare well to the experience that you get at the vineyard with the winemaker. This is a clear deviation from that.
Blackberry and cassis on the nose. Is mid-weight on the palate with a nice mouth-feel. Dark fruits are nicely balanced with the acidity and fine tannins.
Hard to not drink this now although has 5-7 years of some improvement and a few more years at peak. (771 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 2/4/2016 & rated 91 points: See prior notes (721 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 1/15/2016 & rated 90 points: See prior notes (710 views) | | | Tasted by jwkagel on 10/25/2015 & rated 92 points: Light berry flavored with s hint of smokiness very well balanced. Nice aromas but the alcohol was present on the nose. Clean clear ruby color (583 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 8/30/2015 & rated 92 points: See prior notes (335 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 5/16/2015 & rated 91 points: See prior notes (315 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 4/29/2015 & rated 91 points: See prior notes (349 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 4/17/2015 & rated 91 points: Deep red color. Dark fruits with light spice and lasting finish. Very easy drinking (320 views) | | | Tasted by Tonythefish on 2/16/2014 & rated 90 points: Smooth. Easy drinking with fruit and light graphite overtones (534 views) |
| Caldwell 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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