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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.1 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mryev on 10/10/2020 & rated 88 points: A bit too late to drink this vintage now - fruit has gone down, cinnamon on the nose, bitterly dry finish. Still not too bad. (710 views) | | | Tasted by TeamKV on 6/15/2013 & rated 93 points: Held its own as a follow-up to 2001 Mondavi Cab Reserve. (2679 views) | | | Tasted by MH Amateur on 5/20/2013 & rated 92 points: Drank with ribeye. Decanted for 75 minutes.
Excellent flavor - classic cab favors with a bit of dust.
Very good with a couple of years ahead of it. (2639 views) | | | Tasted by alabunka on 2/24/2013 & rated 92 points: Oscar night dinner - excellent pairing of a classic California cabernet sauvignon with braised boneless leg of lamb with green peas and preserved organic lemons from the Kitchen Porch at Martha's vineyard; the wine sipped very well and complimented the lamb with just the right balance of taste and depth without overpowering the focus of the meal; highly recommended within this setting. (2810 views) | | | Tasted by mgribble94 on 6/30/2012 & rated 92 points: Very balanced and nose of dark fruit. Very peppery on the palate. Nice bottle of wine. (3817 views) | | | Tasted by wcolyer on 5/28/2012 & rated 89 points: Very nice!!!!!!!! :-) (3293 views) | | | Tasted by plechazunga on 3/11/2012: Decanted. Peppery nose. On the palate, pepper, some restrained fruit, earthy, a little funk (vegetal?) note. Rather old world in style. Very, well balanced and smooth. Little tannins. Drink now. (1878 views) | | | Tasted by anonymoose12345 on 3/4/2012 & rated 92 points: A standout cab. Finely balanced, powerful, fruit-driven but not overbearing. Lovely especially for the price. (1813 views) |
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Cabernet 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 Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
Once referred to by wine writers as the Chaine d'Or -- or "golden chain" -- the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA sits above Silicon Valley, running along the craggy range next to the Pacific on some of the prettiest parts of Northern California. The area supports more than 75 wineries, despite being limited by geography and high land prices.
In 1981 the Santa Cruz Mountains Viticultural Appellation became federally recognized, one of the first American viticultural areas to be defined by geophysical and climatic factors. The appellation encompasses the Santa Cruz Mountain range, from Half Moon Bay in the north, to Mount Madonna in the south. The east and west boundaries are defined by elevation, extending down to 800 feet in the east and 400 feet in the west. |
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