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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.2 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Whodeyinsea on 7/17/2015 & rated 90 points: Solid effort for a second wine. (1134 views) | | Tasted by Whooah on 2/22/2014 & rated 93 points: excellent (1642 views) | | Tasted by sw92130 on 9/3/2012: Very good (2277 views) | | Tasted by Nedder_travels_the_world on 4/27/2012 & rated 92 points: this is drinking marvelously right now. Classic currants with structured tannins which are the hallmarks of Howell Mountain. this is a great QPR - wish i had more. (2412 views) | | Tasted by nzinkgraf on 1/28/2012: Day 3. Aromas of mossy green, hay, black fruit. Palate with a floral and licorice up front. Lilac, but very forceful on the rather bitter tannin. Give this wine some time, I guess. How much press juice goes into this cuvee? (2429 views) | | Tasted by Jamz71 on 12/27/2011 & rated 82 points: A nice color an d aroma, but nothing outstanding in my opinion. A good flavor overall, but for the money, it scores a bit low for me. (1651 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer Vinous, May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156 (Viader Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Dare Howell Mountain) Subscribe to see review text. | NOTE: Scores and reviews are the property of Vinous. (manage subscription channels) |
| Viader Producer website Photos of a Viader Nape Valley Estate visit ... https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2021/03/viader-napa-valley-syrah-2004.htmlCabernet 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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