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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by JCGuthrie on 4/21/2017 & rated 92 points: Very nice. Darker fruits, blackberry, bramble. Enjoyed with tenderloin. Would guess this has several years left. (826 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 6/18/2016 & rated 94 points: The best Elizabeth Spencer cab I've ever had. Still bright and juicy but with a nice integrated backbone and acidity. A touch creamy with good chocolate and tobacco. Bright nose and finish. Pretty wine. (974 views) | | | Tasted by nick&nora on 12/28/2014: We all thought this was quite nice. Glad it wasn't the fifth bottle of red opened on Christmas... (1164 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 9/1/2014 & rated 91 points: With Lowe's. Bright fruit with good structure and acidity. PnP. (1220 views) |
| Elizabeth Spencer Producer Website2005 Elizabeth Spencer Cabernet Sauvignon Howell MountainWinemaker’s Notes: Deep garnet in color. Aromas of rich, ripe black plum, blackcurrant, green peppercorn, toast and cedar entice the olfactory senses. Ripe on the palate, the wine exhibits bright flavors of kirsch and plum with a hint of musk. Vibrant acidity and good texture keep the rich, ripe flavors in balance, and the finish is bracing and bold.Cabernet 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)Howell Mountain Howell Mountain |
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