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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2023 (based on 23 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.5 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 16 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by der Schmecker on 6/22/2022 & rated 93 points: Outstanding, by itself or with food. So smooth, balanced and delicious. Wonderful wine! (326 views) | | | Tasted by Georgenenni on 10/17/2016 & rated 92 points: Delicious ripe fruit with no noticeable tannins. Long 30 seconds plus finish and excellent balance overall. This one is in its prime, waiting much longer return it to raisin juice. (1977 views) | | | Tasted by BSansbury on 7/4/2015 & rated 94 points: Jason Moore makes some killer wines. This cab is full, in your face, and drinking perfectly in 2015. But ignore if you prefer those earthy Bordeaux types. This one is for those who like to drive fast, Ski, eat their steaks Pittsburgh style, and play Texas hold 'em. (2411 views) | | | Tasted by J0R0 on 3/4/2015 & rated 91 points: This is an easy crowd-pleaser wine. Big, dark and ripe right out of the glass. Oak stays in check with a big, juicy, dark berry mid palette but just lacks that extra gear of complexity to move it up in my rating scale. The size of the wine gives it a nice long finish. I think it is drinking great now but most likely won't improve with much more time. Drink em' if you got em'. (2499 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 11/17/2012 & rated 93 points: Fall 2012 San Francisco Vintners Market (Fort Mason Festival Pavillon, San Francisco, California): Opaque red violet color; appealing, loam, black currant nose; tasty, loamy, tart black currant, menthol palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish (1232 views) | | | Tasted by Tosti-Lane on 9/20/2012 & rated 94 points: Superb as noted before. (3685 views) | | | Tasted by Tosti-Lane on 6/13/2012 & rated 97 points: Very complex, inky purple color, silky mouthfeel. Strong fruit, berries, some spice, very smooth. Opened up nicely with a couple of hours, continued to develop and open into second day. (3633 views) |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (11/17/2012)
(Modus Operandi Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon) Opaque red violet color; appealing, loam, black currant nose; tasty, loamy, tart black currant, menthol palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish 93 points |
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| Modus Operandi Cellars 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 Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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