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| Drinking window: Drink between 2005 and 2008 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MeMyself&I on 8/26/2011 & rated 84 points: Nice but it didn't have a lot of texture to it once it breathed. Overall a bit disappointing. (2329 views) | | | Tasted by shakedown on 3/14/2010 & rated 88 points: Lean on day one. Nose showed its age and not much fruit. Day two was much better and the rating is based on this day. Balanced, rich brambly fruit showing its' alexander valley pedigree. I would say drink up if you have some but give it some air. (2248 views) | | | Tasted by craigi on 11/4/2008 & rated 90 points: After reading the other tasting notes, I was concerned this would be all bark and no bite. Thankfully, my experience was different.
Cellared at 52 degrees since purchase, decanted, then enjoyed in Schott Zwiesel Enoteca throughout a 3 hour window.
Deep ruby with hints of purple color. Cedar, cherry and plum on the nose. Nicely integrated flavor, good mouth feel, nice and smooth with long cherry/raspberry finish.
Glad I have more bottles -- but time to drink. (2410 views) | | | Tasted by MeMyself&I on 12/24/2007 & rated 87 points: Lighter than I recall from our sample at the winery. Good fruit and a wonderful nose but it had a hard time holding itself when up against the beef standing rib roast.... (2356 views) | | | Tasted by raadams on 10/9/2006 & rated 87 points: Never really came together. Notes of cherries, berries, oak. (2888 views) | | | Tasted by slippytoad on 9/18/2006 & rated 90 points: Jen loved the aroma, it developed out of cassis and cherries, quite dry though. Needed an hour or so to open up. (1832 views) | | | Tasted by Wex on 2/23/2006 & rated 90 points: Great wine. Wonderful aroma and taste of blackberries, cherry's and a hint of pepper. This came highly recommended to us and I would agree!!! (2108 views) | | | Tasted by wineismylife on 10/8/2005 & rated 88 points: WIML88,NOWA,NOWS
Tasted October 8, 2005 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in Spiegelau Magnum glasses. Ruby color in the glass, slightly dusty hue. Nose of red cherries, smoke and some raspberry. Flavors of sweet cherry and red licorice. Drink over the short term. Might be a decent wine on a QPR basis…you be the judge of that. (1850 views) |
| Pellegrini 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 SauvignonCloverdale Ranch On weinlagen-infoUSAAmerican 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 CountyAlexander Valley Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
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