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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.8 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by smcilhen on 10/28/2018 & rated 92 points: From magnum. 1 hr air. Amazing nose of blackberry pie and crushed gravel. On the palate, extremely dark and velvety with great persistence. So concentrated it stains the glass. Still a little tannic with not many signs of age. If I had another one, I would hold for 4-5 more years. The sweet spot for Kamen's regular cab (from 750ml) is generally 8-10 years, which is why I opened this now. With time, the complexities will develop and make this very good wine great.
92 points; purchased from Brentwood wine auctions in September 2012 for $123 all-in (steal of century!!!!) (1214 views) | | | Tasted by floridawinedrkr on 5/12/2016: I believe this will improve. I pulled some from the bottle with the coravin. Deep, rich, layers of dark fruits and milk chocolate. Spicy finish. This is very good. I believe in a few more years or with a proper decant of 6-8 hours this will score 95+ (1913 views) | | | Tasted by russdan60 on 8/14/2014 & rated 95 points: Magical. In a sweet spot. Wonderful dark fruit with long finish. Highly recommend. (2513 views) | | | Tasted by fournet on 5/9/2012 & rated 93 points: In an eight bottle Cali Cab tasting, this was my second favorite and the one with the most potential over the next few years. Still a bit tight, which is why I look forward to trying down the road. Super long finish. (3161 views) | | | Tasted by russdan60 on 9/4/2011 & rated 93 points: Needed about an hour decant before a dense, beautiful fragrant wine emerges. Progressively better throughout the night. Wonderful mouthfeel of rich fruit and chocolate. The tannins are seamless. Outstanding Cuvee from Kamen. (3304 views) |
| Kamen Estate 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyMoon Mountain DistrictEstablished in 2013, historic vineyards from the 1880’s
Location: Western facing slopes on Mayacamus Mountains next to the city of Sonoma
Area: about 2,000 acres planted of the total 17,000 acres
Major Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel with several plantings of Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Major Producers: Petroni Vineyard, Haywood Winery, Hanna Winery, Hanzell Winery, Amapola Creek, Ledson ‘Mountain Terraces Vineyard’, J. Baldwin, Repris Wines (private). Vineyards: Frederick’s Vineyard (used by Turley), Compagni-Portis Vineyard (used by Bedrock Wines), Monte Rosso Vineyard (used by Louis Martini Winery),Hill of Tara🍀,Sixteen 600
Elevation: 600-2,600 ft
Soil Types: well-drained red Volcanic and ash soils
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