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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 32 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by hkm520240 on 2/15/2021 & rated 90 points: Dark garnet red, expressive aroma of ripe blackcurrant, plum, black cherry, herbs and hints of cedar.
Mellow and supple entry, with intensity gradually build up on palate, showing ripe blackcurrant, black cherry along with anise, herbs and spices. Drying finish with soft tannins.
Showing development and still pretty new world style with prevalent ripe fruits. Still holding but need to be drank soon. (488 views) | | | Tasted by mgl on 12/7/2017 & rated 84 points: Starting to go (928 views) | | | Tasted by DaveICT on 2/5/2017 & rated 92 points: I really liked this aged wine and aerated it before tasting. There were deep earthy overtones, saddle leather and dark plum notes with a long dryer finish. (921 views) | | | Tasted by ldc911 on 11/26/2013 & rated 93 points: The wine was exceptional with Stroganoff. (2617 views) | | | Tasted by ctlassoc on 2/26/2013 & rated 89 points: Beginning to marry the flavors. Still some prevalent tannins on opening. Better after a few hours. (2629 views) | | | Tasted by dsilver on 1/20/2013 & rated 90 points: Big fruit, tannins present but receding (2366 views) | | | Tasted by bdogg97 on 1/22/2011 & rated 88 points: Good fruit but quite big enough for the tannins right now. Was better and more balanced the next day. (4538 views) | | | Tasted by sonofstone on 1/15/2011 & rated 91 points: At the Johnson's w/ sandypan (4089 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Davis Family Vineyards 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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