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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2019 (based on 38 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 83.8 pts. and median of 82 pts. in 14 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by chrisgmaples on 3/20/2022: Still quite nice in 2022. Smooth, not a big finish. (332 views) | | | Tasted by Winegirl1959 on 6/12/2017 & rated 88 points: A nice Cabernet Sauvignon, not overpowering. Good everyday wine. (1226 views) | | | Tasted by tsdv on 10/25/2016 & rated 82 points: Ok. Tight, not overly ripe or extracted. May improve with age, but why bother. (1515 views) | | | Tasted by marcellevi on 9/11/2016 & rated 87 points: Great value, bold and dense fruit. Predominant blackberry, touch of pepper, some raisin and a bit musty, but otherwise decent offering at this price. SR does good work, and I like what's coming out of Lake County. (1561 views) | | | Tasted by McGree on 5/15/2016: Like wine. Will buy again. (1841 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 4/26/2016 & rated 86 points: Saturated, nearly opaque, red violet color; savory, red currant, toast, graphite nose; tight, red currant puree, raspberry puree, toast palate with firm tannins and good balancing acidity; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish (13.9% alcohol; 12 months in French & American oak) 86+ points (355 views) | | | Tasted by skerdog on 4/8/2016: Dry, smokey, ribeye worthy (1737 views) |
| Shannon Ridge Vineyard 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 North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information) |
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