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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2026 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.6 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by GoBlue2002 on 6/23/2023 & rated 93 points: Really improved with a 1 hr decant.
Dark fruited, blackberry,
Firm yet integrated tannins. Long finish with pleasant spice. (617 views) | | | Tasted by brianofthevine on 5/28/2020 & rated 93 points: Black cherry, black raspberry, and blackberry pie up front. Notes of dark chocolate, black licorice, violets, minerals, and toasty oak. Rich wine, still has some firm acidity and tannins on the back end, definitely can sit for a few more years. (2315 views) | | | Tasted by levinml on 8/27/2018 & rated 95 points: Drank in Bayfield. This was really really good stuff any way you look at it. Great depth, flavors balance, etc. You name it. Not sure why I'm not giving it higher score, but just enjoyed the heck out of drinking it (over two nights). (1957 views) | | | Tasted by Justinwine on 11/6/2016 & rated 94 points: Year in and year out a success. Napa cab at it's best. (3155 views) | | | Tasted by Geaux Tigers on 8/19/2016 & rated 93 points: A dark beautiful wine. PnP with decant and followed over consumption. Spice box and floral notes on the nose, some cinnamon, along with mineral earthy notes, faint iron metallic notes. Red berry fruit but not overly acidic, hints of dried black fruit, decent medium to long finish where blackberries are prominent. 30 min in red cherries and chocolate milk/mocha emerge. This wine definitely in my style, but for the red cherries, would have pegged it eastern Oakville, but this is why I'm professional at something else! (3249 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_in_HD on 1/9/2016 & rated 94 points: Big, rich, with all the right stuff there. Dark fruit flavors, chocolate, some spice, great mouth feel. It's a good one. (3599 views) | | | Tasted by Venezia on 11/26/2015 & rated 94 points: Plum, dark rich fruits. Velvety tannins (2919 views) | | | Tasted by mhewitt on 11/10/2015 & rated 94 points: This is drinking wonderfully. Amazing nose and a beautiful Cabernet. (2492 views) | | | Tasted by Bbaldinger on 5/13/2015 & rated 95 points: - It's in total harmony and has flavours of dusty and black pepper with a medium/full body. Silky texture with a long finish. (2117 views) | | | Tasted by Justinwine on 12/15/2014 & rated 95 points: Of course its young . Big , bright and delicious. The tannins and the fruit are seamlessly integrated to produce an opulent , but not over the top, example of California Cabernet that works perfectly for my taste. (2326 views) | | | Tasted by mpmullic on 8/8/2014 flawed bottle: Corked. Disappointing because Behrens does good stuff and this is normally a nice wine. (2310 views) | | | Tasted by mpmullic on 12/14/2013: A little tannic at the beginning, but opened up nicely over the course of a few hours. Dark fruit, carmel and a hint of licorice. Slightly tart on the finish, which is not terribly long. Solid Napa Cab, but not as complex as some others in this price range. (2135 views) | | | Tasted by Pulling Corks on 10/23/2013: With its purple black hue, the Moulds Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is our only single vineyard designate wine this Fall. We are grateful to Steve and Betsy for the addition of Cabernet Franc to the vineyard, as it builds beautifully in to this favorite of ours. Its rich and smokey bouquet incorporates aromas of boysenberry, molasses and hoisin sauce. Perfectly ripe, lush and balanced flavors of blackberry and plums on the palate prepare you for the velvety, precocious and strong, yet cerebral finish. (2261 views) |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Terroir Matters - Updated (Nov 2013)
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| Behrens Family Winery 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) |
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