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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.6 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 53 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by djstx on 6/11/2023 & rated 92 points: Close to peak but very nice Cab! Good fruit and long finish. Decanted for 2 hours. (305 views) | | | Tasted by bmartz1 on 11/21/2020 & rated 92 points: Tannins, robust. Nary a detail of fruit on the front but still generous, smooth. Quite masculine, green Cabernet. (1239 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 10/16/2020 & rated 94 points: Last bottle..of probably a case or more... makes me sad as I want more. Exceptionally example of the 2012 greatness.
Black fruit , blue fruit, cedar, cassis, layered spice, complexity, candied fruit, finishes smooth. A (1282 views) | | | Tasted by bmartz1 on 4/10/2020 & rated 90 points: Medium tannins. Fun upfront, shorter on the finish but still enjoyable. Herbal, a bit of kirsch, forest floor bramble, leather. Definitely crack soon, getting toward the end of cellaring. (1430 views) | | | Tasted by tann0008 on 4/3/2020 & rated 94 points: Leather and black cherry on the nose. Red fruit on the palette. Medium tannin. (1424 views) | | | Tasted by Gjpass on 2/24/2020 & rated 90 points: - Brick color - Bitter tobacco flavor on opening, gone after a 3 hour decant. Well balanced and drinking well. Probably getting near the latter part of its drink window. (1267 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 2/15/2019 & rated 92 points: Black fruit, cedar, cherries, herbal notes, Smokey oak. A- (1275 views) | | | Tasted by Storms38 on 12/24/2018 & rated 91 points: I have been a member of Larkmead for a number of years. I just bought this from the site, a special offering that is rare. This wine is definitely the remnants of their better wines, a second wine if you will... the nose is graphite, stone and some black fruit. The fruit forward wine is heavily extracted and bears a hint of spice at the onset. It is typical Larkmead which is cassis, oak and plum, with hints of black fruit, leather and stone. The mid palette is creamy and balanced and the finish is reasonably long. It is a good wine, in the back of the line behind the vineyards better offerings. Drink it now or wait no longer than a couple more years. (1145 views) | | | Tasted by Birkmeier on 10/20/2018 & rated 92 points: Delicious and smooth. Nice balance of red and dark fruits. (1056 views) | | | Tasted by Elkcims on 10/11/2018 & rated 93 points: Popped and poured and drank 1/2 bottle. Sour notes noticeable and non complementary to steak dinner. Drank balance next evening and bitterness gone and much more enjoyable. 91-92 on night one, and 94 on night two. Best to decant and let sit for several hours before consuming. (1094 views) | | | Tasted by glou.sf on 7/7/2018 & rated 93 points: Cassis, plums, red fruit, and a hint of cedar on the palate. Medium tannins with nice acidity and cherry and dark berries on the palate. Nice finish. A beautiful entry level Napa Cab. Wife: 93 (1295 views) | | | Tasted by EFrohmader on 5/12/2018 & rated 92 points: Cassis, pencil lead, blackberry, black cherry, tobacco. Medium-plus body. Medium acidity. Light, velvety tannins. Fruity nose. Medium-long finish. I don’t think it’s necessarily going to improve more, but no rush either. (493 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 2/9/2018 & rated 92 points: Black and red fruit, cedar, tobacco, tobacco and finishes with some balanced tannins. A- (1200 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 7/3/2017 & rated 92 points: Black fruit, spice, herbal notes, tobacco, pepper, cassis, and smokey oak. Well balanced. A- (1773 views) | | | Tasted by fats1976 on 4/24/2017 & rated 90 points: Not overly complex, and a shortish finish, but bright fruit on the palate, and a delicious blend. (1680 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 4/8/2017 & rated 92 points: Black fruit, red fruit, hints of cocoa, spice, herbal tea notes, balanced tanins, layered complexity a-/a (1590 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 3/2/2017 & rated 94 points: Blackberries, blue fruit, pepper, leather, tobacco, layered complexity, hints of cassis, cedar, smokey oak. (1563 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 12/10/2016 & rated 93 points: One a night we opened a 2006 inglenook, 2010 silver oak Napa, 2013 opus one, this wine held its own. Big jammy fruit, spice, cedar, tobacco, smokey oak. A (1412 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 11/24/2016 & rated 94 points: Blackberries, cherries, spice, cocoa, cedar, eucalyptus, smokey oak. (914 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 9/26/2016 & rated 94 points: red fruit, blueberries, cedar, pepper, tobacco, and smokey oak. A (899 views) | | | Tasted by Wineshington on 8/27/2016: Too young, needs 3 or 4 more years. (783 views) | | | Tasted by Tvall13 on 12/18/2015 & rated 89 points: Give this one more time in the bottle. (1066 views) | | | Tasted by Texas Pete on 7/12/2015 & rated 89 points: Fruit up front but not quite there on the finish (2257 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Larkmead Vineyards 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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