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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.2 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 24 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Abanker on 6/19/2022: wonderful wine, very smooth and delicate (584 views) | | | Tasted by Vitis Maximus on 8/2/2020 & rated 94 points: Good stuff Maynard! The unsung 2003 come through again with this purple piece of soft tannin candy. I was worried I’d missed this wine but it delivered. Dark fruits and candied currents with a touch of leather and graphite. A winner for sure. (1238 views) | | | Tasted by joshabramson on 1/13/2016 & rated 94 points: Very nice, drinking really well right now -- you can taste the age a little bit, has almost an aged Bordeaux like quality while still being 100% Napa cab and very much new world in style. (3030 views) | | | Tasted by Purple Tooth on 5/24/2014 & rated 95 points: I rate this powerful giant extract cabernet a 95 because it was as opulent as a sweet tobacco river, flowing over soft bolders of spice, with chocolate eucalyptus trees above, dropping their chocolatey fruits into the river. Powerful and long finish, with very firm and approachable tannins delivering a firm, long ,yet round finish. Very impressive for an 03 Napa.
I think that the price pissed allot of people off... (3886 views) | | | Tasted by Uglypinga on 1/3/2014: Good, not great. Loads of cassis and dark berries but a little on the overdone side surprisingly. Charcoal, caramel and roasted plums. A bit disjointed. Might have been poorly stored at one point in its life. (3716 views) | | | Tasted by mxpbuy on 5/5/2013 & rated 88 points: Good effort for a tough vintage year. The wine is a little hot which takes it down a point. Menthol, vanilla Oak, black cherries. Still a dark garnet core and through the rim. Finish is a bit short which also took it down a point. I doubt this wine will improve and it might have been better earlier in its life. (2096 views) | | | Tasted by phenricsson on 11/5/2011 & rated 96 points: Great, dark, complex flavors. One of the better VY 29. (2517 views) | | | Tasted by buckeye76 on 6/22/2011 & rated 94 points: RICH FRUIT, BLACK CHERRIES AND CURRANTS WITH CHOCOLATE AND LICORICE IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR. ELEGANT WINE WITH NICE COMPLEXITY AND A LONG FINISH. (578 views) | | | Tasted by Yamadori on 6/2/2011 & rated 89 points: Left to breathe in the bottle for 3 hours. Cassis with some green vegetable on the nose. Medium bodied and quite smooth in the mouth with a nice initial attack of blackcurrent and black cherry fruit. However, on the mid paalte the fruit struggles to contain the alcohol. The finish is moderate in length but there is noticeable heat. This is pretty good but just isn't very well balanced at this point. May improve with more cellar time but i am not sure the fruit will ever be able to stand up to the alcohol. I think this retails at around $200 and even though i only paid half that amount it has to be considered disappointing. very poor QPR (1396 views) | | | Tasted by Tim Heaton on 1/22/2010: Slow-ox for 2 hrs, decanted and served immediately, enjoyed over the next 2 hours. This was served alongside the '05 Araujo Altagracia - the less expensive (~ $85) Araujo dominated this wine on all levels. A full-bodied wine with a firm, compact frame, it offers up a mildly complex nose, a somewhat interesting palate and a clean, but only slightly above-average finish. Perhaps some bottle variation could be attributed to this, but in the instant case, I find the wine pretentious and uninteresting. Approx $150, 14,8% abv. (3718 views) | | | Tasted by RBurgundy on 6/2/2009 & rated 93 points: We had this bottle at RN74 restaurant in SF with friends. We decanted for 45 min before drinking. The wine tastes very nice right now. Although it could improve in the next 4-5 years. Reminds me a little of Harlan without the big power behind it. The finish on this was a solid 30-45 seconds. Hints of vanilla and very smooth. This wine would be great on its own without food but it does complement food nicely as well. My only flaw is that is that it tastes similar to other Napa cabs and was not the original. One other note, you can get cabs that taste this nice for much less. But the price aside it is a very nice wine. I will be looking for this on an auction sites. But will not spend more than $85 per bottle. (3900 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 6/21/2008 & rated 94 points: Tar plum, cassis, chocolate nose; tasty, mulberry, berry, cassis, mint palate with chocolate edges; medium-plus finish (1280 views) | | | Tasted by yanik on 3/9/2008 & rated 91 points: Was suggested as a Gemstone alternative. Go with gemstone next time. It was good but not outstanding (3491 views) | | | Tasted by olm2000 on 12/22/2007 & rated 92 points: very balanced and long, but the oak was a bit too much for me...overall very good but at $200 or so, can't recommend it (2740 views) | | | Tasted by rloomis on 3/20/2007: nice structure and fruit, just too much green garlic shoot mercaptans on top to really enjoy. (2667 views) | | | Tasted by bdenuyl on 12/1/2006 & rated 95 points: Outstanding wine. Tastes like a meritage. Very elegant with great balance and depth. It is drinking well now. Although expense I wish I had more. (1490 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Vineyard 29 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Retrospective (Apr 2018) (4/18/2018)
(Vineyard 29 Cabernet Sauvignon 29 Estate Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120
(Vineyard 29 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/21/2008)
(Vineyard 29 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate) Tar plum, cassis, chocolate nose; tasty, mulberry, berry, cassis, mint palate with chocolate edges; medium-plus finish 94 points |
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| Vineyard 29 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 SauvignonEstateIn the United States, "Wines with “estate bottled” designations must: a) also designate an appellation of origin or an AVA, and both the vineyards and the winery must be located there; b) the grapes must come from vineyards owned or controlled by the winery; and c) the wine must have been produced, from crush to bottle, in a continuous process without leaving the winery’s premises."
- WINE LABEL FAQS: A QUICK SUMMARY OF LABEL DESIGNATION RULES" by David E. StollUSAAmerican 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)St. Helena Appellation Napa Valley
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