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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by travelme on 4/1/2015 & rated 91 points: My only bottle consumed out in the restaurant so writing a mobile review. A pleasant surprise with a deep purple huecin color. A unique flavor profile thst was pleasant. It is recommended but if I had another I personally would notake wait. Nice finish as well (1657 views) | | Tasted by noahbw on 5/19/2012 & rated 90 points: Dark red violet in the glass. Gave 3 hours in decanter. Nose a wee hot-tight yet with blackish berries, chocolate, spice, bark, graphite, and a buttery mineral earthy edge. Plenty to contemplate and enjoy. The palate rides the spectrum with high note tannin and loads more black fruit, plumb, and cocoa. Definitely scores for complexity. 6-7 hours in and it still has a bold-sharp top presence. There is a lot going on here, but it doesn't manage to sing harmoniously like other wines of the region and price. While a knock against the wine that will probably keep us from loading up, it is still enjoyable. We'll put our second bottle down for a while. (2681 views) | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 8/23/2010 & rated 91 points: 2010 Family Winemakers Tasting San Francisco; 8/22/2010-8/23/2010 (Fort Mason Festival Pavillon, San Francisco, California): Berry, black fruit, plum, vanilla nose; tight, black fruit, plum, vanilla palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. (4376 views) | | Tasted by Teejay3726 on 7/5/2010 & rated 89 points: Not what I was expencting, but good nonetheless. Good color, earthy nose, and low acid and tannin on the taste. Very round and not so heavy with ripe fruit. (3573 views) |
| By Richard Jennings RJonWine.com (8/23/2010) (Diamond Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon) Berry, black fruit, plum, vanilla nose; tight, black fruit, plum, vanilla palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts. 91 points | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of RJonWine.com. (manage subscription channels) |
| 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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