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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.8 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 18 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Lion King on 3/30/2020 & rated 94 points: Drinking beautiful. Full bodied, fruit forward and smooth. Delicious and something to look forward to during these Coronavirus challenged times!! (1545 views) | | | Tasted by bjamesclark on 12/28/2018 & rated 92 points: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot aged 30 months in oak.
Moderate sediment detected on decant. Deep, opaque and glass staining purple/red.
The nose opens with complex aromas of dense dark cherry, cassis, and blackberry compote that are knitted with scents of vanilla, herbs, tobacco, pepper, baking spice, cocoa and a hint of toasted nuts along with the warming sensation from the alcohol.
Full bodied on the palate showing ripe-full-fine tannins, above moderate mid-palate density, alcohol and acidity. Rich and dense flavors penetrate the palate with luxardo cherry, cassis, fleshy black plum and berry compote, vanilla, herbs, spice, ganache, tobacco and hints of roasted hazelnut and cedar. The finish lingers. (1491 views) | | | Tasted by mxpbuy on 1/22/2016 & rated 92 points: A bit of a brute right now and it could have used more than an hour decant. The heavy blackberries do allow some blueberries and red fruits and herbs along with sweet Oak to appear. The alcohol is under control (barely). This has the potential for some real upside in a half dozen years. (3279 views) | | | Tasted by Kopperl on 1/6/2016 & rated 92 points: Very nice wine. Better second day. (3175 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_in_HD on 8/12/2015 & rated 92 points: PnP and was tannic at first but settled down over the next hour or so and was good on the second day too. (3372 views) | | | Tasted by calgarywino on 4/8/2015 & rated 92 points: Decanted this for about 3 hours before drinking and thought this was a great wine. bit of alcohol on opening but really settled down after long decant. Very full bodied, full throttle cab that wasn't overbearing or heavy. Lots of spice and cedar and dark fruit/berries with a nice long finish. (3459 views) | | | Tasted by bjamesclark on 12/16/2013 & rated 92 points: Aromas of currant, cedar, mocha, dark cherry, fresh pencil shavings, bay leaf, dried flowers and hints of pepper. The aromas continue to evolve elegantly with more and more air time!
Clear and vibrant on the palate with excellent integrated moderate-plus acidity and ripe, moderate tannins that grip assertively but not aggressively. Flavors, clearly cab, currant, cherry, peppercorns, bay leaf, cedar, and mocha. Long on the moderate-plus finish, lingering on flavors of pepper spice and cassis. Big but not heavy! (4159 views) | | | Tasted by mpmullic on 12/2/2013: Decanted thirty minutes before drinking. Full bodied with a touch of heat. Chocolate covered cherries, espresso, rubber fishing worms, orange peel, cedar and spice. Nice long finish. Very nice for the price. (2609 views) | | | Tasted by Pulling Corks on 10/23/2013: Ruby purple in color, the 2010 Spare Me is what an easy-drinking Cabernet should be. Spicy, toasty aromas of pepper, vanilla, tobacco, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg (the whole spice rack!) set you up for the luxardo maraschino cherry, toasted coconut and tapioca flavors in the mouth. A finish of hazelnut, black cherry and blueberry completes this beautifully balanced, vibrant wine. (2719 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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