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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 35 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 5/21/2023 & rated 92 points: Juju fruited California candy nose accented by fading old vanilla’d wood chips. Exhaled and gained muscle and returned with menthol, soy, umami….an interesting roller coaster that had no thrilling speed or drops but full of surprises at each turn. This is ready ready. Fun. DRINK (625 views) | | | Tasted by mflesh on 12/25/2022 & rated 96 points: How about two of these wines in May 2014, one of which went down about 3 years after. Have not had this wine in 5 years and has just been kept in the collection. Until now. What goes well with a medium rare to medium prime rib that was made with a mustard crust? Well, this was the spirit animal for that piece of meat which was thoroughly enjoyed tonight! I got kind of worried initially as the nose out of the bottle straight from cork pop was extremely muted. After pouring this to the glass, which poured thick and hedonistically dark crimson, everything changed. Blackberries, a little bit of earthy forest floor, hint of wild mushroom, Black tire, overripe dates and black plums were the nose and palate of this full-bodied monster from Etude. Even finished with a little bit of a savory character with some truffle oil and campfire roasted black pepper and black fruit finish, tannins of which were softening just a bit and showing a little bit of these secondary characteristics that were just beautiful. This resonated perfectly with the prime rib. The wine elevated the meat exponentially, and the meat did the same for the wine. I just love it when this kind of symbiotic relationship exists, and needless to say that bottle went just about as quickly as the prime rib!! I'd say it's probably time to drink this one with minimal decant as it is pretty much a pop and pour right now. If holding, I'd say this maybe has another 5 years of really optimal drinking. (702 views) | | | Tasted by BHRH on 12/24/2022 & rated 91 points: PnP, but slow oxed ~ 30 minutes (there was considerable sediment). A somewhat hedonistic Cab with sweet ripe plums, vanilla and cassis. Smooth and plush on the palate with fully integrated tannins. No heat and no fade. Drink now! (380 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 12/1/2018 & rated 93 points: This producer makes the same wine, which means, it does quite well in not so great vintages. It was drank next to a Caymus 2015, so I gave it no decant. It opened a bit pruny and faded, and then from 45 minutes forward, it was brilliant and outclassed the Caymus, making it seem like a slutty, sweet, acoholic, vanilla fruit punch.
Brilliant acidity, sandy tight tannins, and power. Threw some soil and cocoa, but it
morphed into a super polished, dense wine full of dense red fruit with baking spices
and grip. I like this...Glad to have one left. Drink. (2177 views) | | | Tasted by Clamm on 5/25/2018 & rated 91 points: Ready to go. Tanins are soft and the fruit is full of cool raspberries and currant. (2187 views) | | | Tasted by mflesh on 8/25/2017: This wine is READY. Glad I have another one of these though. This wine has the gritty blackberry that is actually quite reminiscent of a younger cab. Vanilla and fruitcake spice in the background. Blackberry and oregano finish. Full bodied and hedonistic. Went VERY WELL with pizza. This wine is hedonistic. Enjoyed with pizza, this wine was firing on all cylinders with and without food. I've been holding this one now for about 3.5 years and glad it came out to play tonight! Drink through 2022. (2378 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 7/18/2016 & rated 92 points: Quite tasty. Definitely ready to drink. Not sure if there's any reason to wait longer. There's an approachable sweetness with pretty good concentration. Nothing too complex but quite appealing. (3111 views) | | | Tasted by blkchrry on 6/19/2016 & rated 94 points: just popped etude 2008 cab last night, was being stored in room temp for a year ( 70's 80's ) 3 seconds outta the bottle 94/95...easily *!...i don't know who thinks this is a 90 or 91...Lol...ive got $16 and $18 bottles that are 91's....all day long :)....definitely don't miss this precious baby...( Elegant exquisite mature baby ) :) (2988 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 4/10/2016 & rated 90 points: very ripe with modest acidity and good coffee/tannic finish; good depth and mouthfeel. (2150 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 1/24/2016 & rated 94 points: Opened 2 hours before dinner. 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. Ruby color. Aromas of lilacs and berries. Notes of vanilla, sweet cherry and plum. Creamy texture and lightly oaked. Smooth tannins and drinking very well now but will continue to show well for years. Long finish. The most elegant and my favorite of the 3 2008 Cabs. 94 points. (1973 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 1/24/2016 & rated 94 points: Brief comments- in a word, gorgeous. Opulent and lush with terrific black fruit and floral qualities. Wonderful mix of blue, black and red fruit on the palate, again very opulent but at the same time elegant. Very well-balanced. Lovely. (2132 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 10/9/2015 & rated 90 points: Ultra ripe but holds it together; wife loved it (1245 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 6/25/2015 & rated 91 points: In a very good place right now (1385 views) | | | Tasted by The Bronx Wine Guy on 4/19/2015 & rated 90 points: Consumed over 2 days - have had before and found this vintage still very closed but with good structure, nice fruit behind the tannins, could probably sit for another few years....potential, we will see (1383 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 4/13/2015 & rated 93 points: Similar to previous notes; delightful. (1416 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 12/4/2014 & rated 90 points: Young extracted mixed wild berry; very nice (1613 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 11/13/2014 & rated 90 points: ABV 14.4; lean and astringent right out of the bottle, then opens up over an hour; better on day 2 with nice mix of dark fruit, garrigue, some cassis and black tea; good backbone and balance; still young. (1355 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 10/15/2014 & rated 93 points: Much better on the 2nd day. This is a lovely well-balanced cab for the money. (1492 views) | | | Tasted by wabi47 on 6/23/2014 & rated 87 points: dark fruit and cassis; still coming together (1605 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 5/6/2014 & rated 94 points: One of the most satisfying cabs I've had in a while. It oozes quality. It has an amazing weight and depth - very pronounced coffee and dark chocolate tones. Well balanced and very drinkable now. I got this at an amazing price at the winery but even at street prices this is an excellent cab for the money. Its not as profound as their more exoensive cabs; this is more open-knit and lighter but it still sings. (1999 views) | | | Tasted by smarquardt on 5/8/2013 & rated 91 points: This wine has a very unique taste. I love the herbal nuances and the ripe plum flavors. The wine almost has a cocoa or coffee aftertaste. Good wine for a good price. (2841 views) | | | Tasted by grafighter on 12/31/2012 & rated 90 points: Decanted for 2 hours. Deep garnet color. Red fruits on the nose. Taste a little hot, but refreshing and bright. Continued to decant for few more hours. Fruit disappears on the nose and replace with soy sauce aroma. This could get better with few more years in the bottle. (3266 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2012, IWC Issue #162
(Etude Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, New Releases from Napa Valley (Dec 2011)
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| Etude 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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