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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.3 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mydi on 5/28/2020 & rated 90 points: Terrific cab. Went great with a prime strip steak. (749 views) | | | Tasted by eoinhharkins on 7/7/2018 & rated 92 points: Last one, could use more time, was grilling a porterhouse and needed a young cab to stand up to it, this did the job! I like ‘11 Napa cabs more than most the austerity brings more balanced profile imho, personal view of course nose had blackberries, currants vanilla, spices palate was smooth with medium acidity, integrated tannin and medium length (1364 views) | | | Tasted by Brent25 on 11/18/2017 & rated 88 points: Ruby with light ruby rim; nose of black berry, cedar, raspberry, black tea and cloves; pfn with addition of iron notes on the mid palate and tar on the finish; thinner mouthfeel than anticipated; balanced with medium finish; we tried this at the winery in the fall 2014 and remember it as better (1327 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 3/3/2015 & rated 91 points: Tasted at Duckhorn Vineyards with Kathy, Nose of dark cherry fruit, dust, fig, and red raspberry, more of the same on the palate, rich and tasty, give it 3 years to peak as it shows subdued fruit on the mid palate, medium/big body, and medium/long finish. (2694 views) |
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Decoy Wines 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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