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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2019 (based on 14 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Chris Keller on 5/4/2020 & rated 92 points: Deep Garnett in color. With initial notes of plum, vintage Napa earth, pomegranates or cranberries, currant, curry, tobacco, leather and cedar. A very good vintage Old world styled Napa cab with lively acidity, bitter tannins and a velvety mouthfeel. Very enjoyable!!! (850 views) | | | Tasted by Risky on 7/8/2018 & rated 92 points: Great, complex, dark fruit; only needed 30 minutes of aeration (1130 views) | | | Tasted by Bozekt on 3/6/2017 & rated 93 points: Impressive showing - decanted two hours to reveal complex layers of red and black fruits with elevated acid and tannins that have started to mellow. Herbal nose of sage, mint, clove, and cedar with red fruits like bing cherry and red currant. A bit of cassis and plum underneath a wine that drinks smooth with fruit and savory notes. Beautifully balanced now but can go a few more years if you want more tertiary expressions. (1471 views) | | | Tasted by RobertDwyer on 12/6/2012 & rated 92 points: Tasted this alongside The Altruist and think this one is better. Both wines start off with appealing voluptuous aromatics - sweet spice and full of fruit. On this one that style conveys to the palate seamlessly with a satisfying finish. Both wines benefited substantially from a night under stopper so I think these wines need time. I'd check in with them next in 2015. (3418 views) |
| Markham 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)Yountville Appellation America |
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