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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.9 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Perfect Palate on 3/20/2024 & rated 97 points: Decanted the 2007 last night for only 20 mins. Beautiful inky color, bouquet of red fruits, baked plums, wild blueberries, a hint of cinnamon stick and star anise. Velvety tannins. The mouth feel is immense and remains quite opulent. The wine lingered on my palate for well over a minute. There is a sumptuous element to this wine that makes you want more. Paired perfectly with a Porterhouse. An ethereal wine experience for sure. (74 views) | | | Tasted by bobh22314 on 11/18/2023 & rated 96 points: Purple to the rim. Tons of upfront fruit a Lush mouthfeel with a long finish. Some tannins to resolve This has years of life left. Will drink my 2006 and 2005 before this one (171 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 5/5/2019 & rated 92 points: Yes, this is pretty well made, yet very typical and starting its decline...Its showing the slightest signs of aging and I don't think more time will do it good. Not looking too forward to the 2 out of 3 remaining. A regretful buy given the cost. DRINK (1730 views) | | | Tasted by Markie_Sharkie on 11/21/2017 & rated 92 points: Very good but not Outstanding. Was hoping for more given the vintage and the price. Deep purple color. Decanted for 6 hours on first night and had a glass on the second day. Very smooth on finish with still a lot of fruit. (2324 views) | | | Tasted by Tahoejr on 4/15/2017 & rated 92 points: Very Good but Not Great. Was expecting a bit more given the price. Tasted much like a Frank cab but not significantly better. (2440 views) | | | Tasted by fulisheng on 5/13/2012 & rated 97 points: Beautiful purples hue; very velvety texture; melts in your mouth. Like a Frank Family cab on steroids. (5994 views) | | | Tasted by falbi on 8/23/2011 & rated 95 points: Fantastic bottle of wine, great balance and velvety texture. (5991 views) | | | Tasted by RussK on 4/30/2011 & rated 92 points: RUSSK Pablo's WW at PrVera. top tier. 92+ (5255 views) |
| Promise 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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