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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.9 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 21 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Lulu2 on 8/3/2015 & rated 88 points: Ok, I had high hopes for this, but think it's past its prime! I sat on it for too long. Nice ruby red, looked and aroma all good but taste, mild spice, fruit and smooth, but lacking body for a reserve.. :/ we'll see how day 2 is.. (2232 views) | | Tasted by ey1294 on 9/15/2014 & rated 92 points: - Brick color with fast forming legs and aromas of black currant, cherry and cedar. It's balanced and has flavours of chocolate and cherry with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a long finish - Slight mint finish too. (2626 views) | | Tasted by tfharris on 3/11/2013 & rated 89 points: Drank over 3 nights. Got better on the 3rd night. (3607 views) | | Tasted by hubas on 1/6/2013 & rated 89 points: Lots of black currant in the aroma, a very big wine with strong tannins (3658 views) | | Tasted by ecola on 6/25/2012 & rated 87 points: Seems slightly disjointed at this stage, but with an hour or so of air is starting to develop. Nose of chocolate shavings and dark cherry. A little over acidic on the palate with dark cherry and vanilla emerging. Decent finish with moderate tannins. (3893 views) | | Tasted by Sfrostrubin on 2/28/2012: 2/21 took 4 returned 3 (2352 views) | | Tasted by Sfrostrubin on 2/21/2012: drank these 2 btls over a weekend trip (1945 views) | | Tasted by Lulu2 on 11/2/2011 & rated 87 points: Smoky, jammy, carbloading for NYC!:) needs strong food, like meat! (1332 views) | | Tasted by ecola on 5/7/2011 & rated 91 points: Big aromas of black cherry and black raspberry with a little creme fresh. Huge on the palate with flavors of dark cherry, more raspberry, and a little toasted oak. Flavors really pop on the palate with great acidity. Long finish with sweet tannins. May last another 4-9 years. (1434 views) | | Tasted by Lulu2 on 1/30/2011 & rated 87 points: fruity, tannic needs more time..:) (1620 views) | | Tasted by Sfrostrubin on 1/24/2011: drunk some time in 2010. no loinger in location as of jan 24 2011 (1707 views) | | Tasted by gdykema on 1/31/2009 & rated 88 points: Oaky nose. Nice body and mouthfeel. Fairly laid back, smooth tannins. Tasted at the winery. (2014 views) | | Tasted by AnalogKid on 1/19/2009: Brought to our red wine party 1/3/09. I don't remember much specifically, but it was a really good cab! (2167 views) |
| Viansa 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 SauvignonReserve The Wine News | Wine Country This Week | Wine Lover's PageUSAAmerican 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma CountySonoma Coast |
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