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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 70 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Rebs in Chicago on 11/12/2023 & rated 92 points: Solid mountain Napa cab.
Beautiful deep ruby color with a nose full of violets and cassis, peppery spice, forest floor, cedar wood, with a nice long finish ending with a lingering note of flowers and dark berries.
It’s drinking perfectly now. Guess my prediction that it would last worked out just fine. Lol. (128 views) | | | Tasted by BRSAustinTex on 7/24/2023 & rated 92 points: Still going strong but at it’s peak. Drink up! (195 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 1/1/2023 & rated 92 points: Wow, who would believe that a $40 bottle of wine would hang together this well over 15 years plus. Yes, it’s very mature, but as a pop and pour, it’s fantastic still had the body to hold up very well to a wagyu & venison burger. (340 views) | | | Tasted by JJOO on 5/28/2022 & rated 91 points: Glass; Opaque rubi with some copper in the borders.
Nose dark fruit jam, plum, vanilla , nutmegMouth; tanins still present but polished, med- full mouth feel
Nice balance, aftertaste
Good for another 5 years. (311 views) | | | Tasted by bgriffi1 on 3/25/2022 & rated 90 points: Nice but not exceptional. Cedar very prominent on nose. (358 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 1/29/2020 & rated 92 points: Mini Wednesday Wine Lunch (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Very dark red/purple color with a lighter 4-5mm meniscus. PNP, drank a glass over an hour and a bit leftover 2 days later. There's a little bit of green herbs on the nose and palate, dark sweet fruits, creme de cassis and blackberries, fairly ripe but not too overt, pepper and tobacco leaf. Thepalate is dense and full bodied, blackberries and sour cherry, tobacco, a little of that green herb note here too. None of the green herbs show up a couple days later. The tannins and round and pleasant with even more mineral density too, more to the gravel side. Quite good still, safe for a couple years, though probably on the top of the downslope now. 91+ to 92pts. (1205 views) | | | Tasted by mclanew on 12/27/2017 & rated 92 points: Well made, nicely balanced Cabernet with many years ahead of it. Red and black fruits, creme de cassis, leather and lead pencil. Everything falls into place but nothing makes you sit up and say wow. Perhaps age will deliver some surprises! (1483 views) | | | Tasted by mda7 on 12/3/2017 & rated 91 points: drinking beautifully right now, terrific wine (1447 views) | | | Tasted by Woodbridge Brad on 8/28/2016 & rated 90 points: Solid ripe Napa Valley Cabernet with a very nice level of development but a generous hint of Brett in the background. Absolutely at or just slightly past its peak, further aging will bring up the Brett as the fruit fades. As it was a nice wine with some rare lamb. (2262 views) | | | Tasted by wineshaman on 4/15/2016 & rated 92 points: Decanted 1hr, loads of sediment as expected, Bordeaux nose of cedar, cigar box, earth, truffles. The palate is full of left bank flavors, balanced currants, cassis, graphite, cedar, coffee, earth, not unlike that of a fine 3 or 4th growth from the same vintage, fine balance and complex as well. This Newton is drinking well now but can last for several more years in a cool, consistent environment. (2428 views) | | | Tasted by blanquito on 10/20/2015 & rated 88 points: This is good, better than expected. Fruity, spicy, some minerality, with plent of acidity. Blessedly, almost no new oak showing. On the simple end of things, but friendly and enjoyable with enough seriousness to keep it from heaviness. Ready now, should hold for a while though.
Update: I froze the leftovers for a few days and I am drinking the second half of the bottle tonight... whoa, the new oak has come on strong! It's very caramel'n'wood now, which merits a few point downgrade in my book. Not sure what this means, but I much preferred things on day 1. (2682 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 8/9/2015 & rated 91 points: Swanky, high-toned, and ripe, this is just cruising along. Black raspberry and cherry bouquet, followed by earthy elements of pencil shavings, conifer, sassafras, and hints of black truffles and leather maturity. Tight and savory in the mouth, it's back loaded with a perfect balance of dark fruit and umami elements. Crushed rocks on the finish. (1881 views) | | | Tasted by capacious on 7/14/2015 & rated 90 points: Drinking well now, mouth filling, nicely integrated, nothing wrong with it, just too much like the bulk of Napa. So that gripe aside, this is very good now, but I doubt it's got the structure to be there for us in the long term. That's ok, I need ten year old wines to drink at this point. (2747 views) | | | Tasted by winemanintheden on 10/25/2014 & rated 89 points: Good solid 2005 Cali Cab Sav. Decanted for 30 min. Wine is nicely integrated now with slight tannins left. Can still easily age for a few more years without issues. Nose of medium dark red fruits with some oak and a short-medium finish. Good balance. Nothing spectacular or profound, but solid. (2048 views) | | | Tasted by miadelt on 9/5/2014 & rated 92 points: Very good Napa cab. Leans towards an old world style but still a napa cab. (1959 views) | | | Tasted by WylbeByte on 8/16/2014 & rated 91 points: Ready to drink. (1821 views) | | | Tasted by pdadams66 on 7/24/2014 & rated 92 points: Deep dark center, dark red rim with clear signs of age.
Sweet, cassis, plums, roasted cherries, black olives, crushed blackberries, a little creamy cheese.
Smooth, a little green olive and then brambles, a little sweet, toasty, intense black fruits, good acidity and tannin, integrated oak, fantastic length of toasty fruit.
Drinking very well now but has the backbone to last 5+ more years. (1678 views) | | | Tasted by brich on 3/3/2014 & rated 90 points: Very approachable and has aged well. It actually can go a little more timewise. Lovely palate and finish. Too bad you can't buy more! (2159 views) | | | Tasted by rocknroller on 11/8/2013 & rated 93 points: Very dark red/purple color with a slightly lighter 2mm meniscus. PNP and drank 2+ glasses over 2.5hrs. I was thoroughly enthralled by this wine. Looking back at my note from 2 & 3/4 years ago this matches up perfectly. The nose has wonderful damp earth, lovely cassis and pure dark cherry notes along with tobacco, coffee, and dark chocolate. The palate has medium plus body and is nicely layered giving plenty of nuance to the core of cassis and cherry fruit. There is tobacco, subtle vanilla, and dark chocolate as well. The earthiness of the wine is so nicely balanced with the fruit, tannin, and oak here. Still can go another 5+ years. I only wish this wasn't my last bottle. 93+pts. (1997 views) | | | Tasted by miadelt on 8/22/2013 & rated 90 points: Good wine. Seemed to be in a dumb period as I was not getting much fruit. This may be even better in a few years. Drink next 2015. (1976 views) | | | Tasted by domco on 8/6/2013 flawed bottle: Bad bottle. Lots of sediment and some sort of 'slime' on the cork. Bricking around the edges, bret on the palate. Dumped. I hope an isolated bottle as have some '02's and another '05 in the cellar. (1854 views) | | | Tasted by TheBigD52 on 4/1/2013: Deep Purple. Plenty of fruit. Very smooth. Plum taste. (2431 views) | | | Tasted by nrickman on 3/22/2013 & rated 92 points: Deep, Dark Purple. Very smooth. Still with tons of fruit. Very nice by itself, with Popcorn or would be better with a nice piece of steak. (2022 views) | | | Tasted by nrickman on 2/9/2013 & rated 93 points: Lovely smooth wine. Still plenty of fruit and jammy. I thoroughly enjoyed this wine and could drink it everyday. (1935 views) | | | Tasted by Barry Notes on 1/14/2013 & rated 89 points: PnP w/15 min. decant. Pretty clear considering unfiltered. Extremely deep, dark purple color. Med Cab nose. Definately on the bigger side. "Old Napa" flavor profile. Some saddle, big tannins. Off traits blew off with more air time. Long finish. Should hold well for years yet. $39. (1979 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Vintage Retrospective: 2005 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (May 2016) (5/1/2016)
(Newton Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Napa) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/23/2009)
(Newton Cabernet Sauvignon Unfiltered) Tart cassis, plum, mint and herbal nose; herbal, tart cassis palate with green note; medium-plus finish 90+ pts. 90 points |  By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wine Library TV, 5 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines - BLIND!, Episode #581 (11/19/2008)
(Newton Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon) #2 (BLIND TASTING); COLOR-dark; NOSE-big dark fruit; wafer aspect of a $100,000 candy bar; little stinky; soil; blackberries; a little cassis; almost Bordeaux-like; TASTE-good ripe fruit; little coffee; little tobacco on the back-end; melted down black licorice; really rich licorice and cassis; little hints of milk chocolate and tobacco; I like this wine; RP-92; GV-90+ 90+ points |
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Read more about NewtonCabernet 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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