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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2018 (based on 17 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.9 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Quarked on 9/23/2016 & rated 88 points: Best when first opened. Declined slowly but steadily over the course of the night. (1679 views) | | | Tasted by BuffaloLou on 3/3/2013 flawed bottle: Corked... (3618 views) | | | Tasted by Double D on 3/25/2012 & rated 89 points: Not exactly the Moon Mountain Reserve of Carmenet fame but at $35 a magnum it was a very nice reunion (4271 views) | | | Tasted by njgolfer on 6/17/2011 & rated 90 points: Decanted and tasted over 3 hours
Nose: nice complex aromas. hints of chocolate with herbal notes. currant is the predominate fruit on the nose along with some pepper.
Palate: blackberry and cedar. Little bit of roasted meat; dark chocolate. Earthy tones which I enjoy. Not overly fruity which is nice.
Quite happy with this wine and appreciate the complexity. (5146 views) |
| Moon Mountain Vineyard 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 CountySonoma ValleySonoma County, California, is one of the most important winegrowing regions in the whole of the United States. Vines have been planted here since the 1850s and, apart from the inevitable hiatus brought about by Prohibition, the county's relationship with wine has been prolific and unbroken.
Viticulturally speaking, Sonoma County is divided into three distinct sections: Sonoma Valley, Northern Sonoma and Sonoma Coast. Each of these has its own AVA title and encompasses several sub-AVAs within its boundaries. |
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