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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Bodyfxr on 9/23/2022 & rated 92 points: Decanted for 3 hours. Deep, dark purple hue with magenta rim. Stewed plums on the nose with some woody notes. Initial sips were still a bit tight. But as it loosened up in the glass the wine was well balanced and well made with a decent fruit profile but not very memorable. Medium acid, medium integrated tannin with a medium finish. This wine may gain some complexity with more age. I will sit on my next bottle for another three years. Drink or hold. (1178 views) | | | Tasted by jeagle on 8/25/2021 & rated 95 points: 4 hour decant then consumed over two nights. Although night one was good, night two was measurably better and an ounce left in the glass on day three was even further resolved. Yes, the wine is still young with structure showing a bit too much muscle, but the beautiful fruit is beginning to saturate the palate. This bottle showed superb balance and finally hints at a timeline for these heralded 2013's. (1762 views) | | | Tasted by jimyeni on 5/12/2019 & rated 92 points: Blend of beckstoffer fruit is my understanding and I could see that on the palate. Big wine, a bit on the darker more brooding side. Could use more time to soften. Drank for 2 hours after an hour decant. No wow factor for me (2925 views) | | | Tasted by MAXIMUM SATISFACTION on 12/9/2017 & rated 95 points: Substantially fresher and less extracted than expected. Still big wine with massive tannins that grip hard on the finish. Fresh strawberries, syrupy raspberry, sage, mint, vanilla, and some heft oak that’s yet to integrate. Needs a 5 hour decant to soften. This needs 5 more years but drinks well with a long decant. (4191 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 8/18/2017 & rated 95 points: Nose of black cherry, black berry, boysenberry, and chalk, same on the palate, big body, more open than the trio of The Debate Cabernet Sauvignons today, needs 3 years to peak, small amount of soft tannins, soft and elegant fruit, almost elegant, and a long, flavorful finish. This wine is about $125 and a terrific value!!! #1 of 4. (4193 views) |
| Cabernet 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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