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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 85 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Rond on 4/5/2024 & rated 91 points: Notes of cedar and ash, with a dry finish. Lost some of its fruitier notes from the bottle I had last year. (496 views) | | | Tasted by PMTinfv on 2/10/2024 & rated 92 points: Decanted and let breath for three hours. Stated with a leather and tobacco nose and raspberry and licorice flavors, with earth and eventually becoming earthy dominant. Silky mouthfeel…very elegant wine. It can cellar longer but I believe it’s attained its peak drinking window. (733 views) | | | Tasted by JoeDwine on 12/13/2023 & rated 92 points: At Del Frisco U2…….
Really bright and smooth lots of red berries and touch of earth. Little bit of Carmel but not sweet. Pauliacesque?
Loved it (807 views) | | | Tasted by Brent25 on 11/26/2023 & rated 90 points: Clear medium ruby; clean medium plus nose of wood, cherry jam, cassis and red currant; dry; high acidity; medium plus tannins; high alcohol; medium to medium plus body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is tarter with addition of cocoa; long finish; a little lacklustre in complexity - best to try it again in a few years (897 views) | | | Tasted by JB12 on 6/24/2023 & rated 94 points: Wow.... Coravined a glass. The wine is smooth and deep in flavor. (1383 views) | | | Tasted by randyjc on 5/12/2023 & rated 92 points: The only thing I have learned now through 4 bottles of this is that it’s decent day one and two. But the third day it’s really excellent - smooth, somewhat lush, softened tannin, low-plus acidity. This is as restrained as Napa gets (on the third day anyway.) I’m liking it a lot, but the problem is on the third day there’s just not much left in the bottle. Too soon old, too late smart. (1320 views) | | | Tasted by JimmyP48 on 4/20/2023: Nice and smooth (1277 views) | | | Tasted by JB12 on 2/13/2023 & rated 93 points: Fantastic cab. Moderate berry fruits, no harsh notes. (1359 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 11/26/2022: For some reason when had as a cocktail super heady and alcoholic. Fine with meal. (1871 views) | | | Tasted by Rond on 11/18/2022 & rated 92 points: Notes of cherry, tobacco, and cedar. Opened up nicely. (1291 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 11/14/2022 & rated 92 points: Ready to drink. Has complete balance. It opens up nicely. not much decanting needed, as your glass will open this guy up. Cheers (1359 views) | | | Tasted by fmunchinski@gmail.com on 11/7/2022 & rated 92 points: Liked it. Buy again. (1172 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 10/10/2022 & rated 92 points: Perfect time to drink. Needs some decanting though....about 2 hours. (1268 views) | | | Tasted by Acove on 9/17/2022 & rated 91 points: Part of a blind tasting:
Wine #2. About an hour of air.
"More serious than #1. A hint of orange at the rim without much clearing. A nose of blackberry, cassis, some vegetable notes, vanilla. On the palate, acid was relatively high. Mix of black and red primary and secondary characteristics. Palate was a bit short at first but opened out throughout the night, more oak in the form of chocolate became evident on the finish as well. 2015 Napa. $80-100. 91. Drink now with a decant through 2030." (1065 views) | | | Tasted by Rbhan12 on 9/16/2022 & rated 91 points: Part of a blind tasting. Decanted off sediment for an hour or so. Notes copied below.
"Integrated nose of oak and blueberry pie. Just enough pyrazines to keep it attractive and fresh. Full body and dense palate. Cassis, dark druit. Finish is a black hole. So much vanilla, cassis. Loved the nose but this is as dense as it gets for the finish. Napa Cabernet without a doubt, probably 2016 because of power and integration. Probably a $100 wine for Napa but not my favorite style at the price point. Nonetheless very high quality. 91 but with air it’s falling off."
Drink now or hold for 2-3 years at most. (1251 views) | | | Tasted by bbq_grandcru on 9/5/2022 & rated 87 points: Lacking in acidity and quite flat. (1110 views) | | | Tasted by Rond on 8/26/2022 & rated 93 points: Notes of cedar, smoke, cinnamon, and cherry. Benefits from a decant. (1100 views) | | | Tasted by Stoic Warrior on 8/7/2022 & rated 91 points: A very appealing, moderately fruit forward Napa cab. Sweet cherry, cedar and spice lay atop gentle oak and well intergrated tannins. Medium long finish. Great pleasure from this very moreish wine.
(Thanks to EF.) (1182 views) | | | Tasted by jocelyng on 8/7/2022 & rated 91 points: No formal note. Excellent now. 91-92. Was no match for a Caymus 2015. (1055 views) | | | Tasted by Rob Hansult on 4/24/2022 & rated 91 points: Med ruby
Nose > Red licorice, black & Morello cherry, blackberry, red raspberry, caraway seed, lavender, tomato leaf, menthol & smoked sage. Underlined by nice, slightly grainy, grippy, powdery oak; mostly non-American (or exceedingly well hidden)
Palate > Med/med+ bodied; not a Cali blockbuster by any stretch.
Red & black cherry, black plum, red & black raspberry, bitter chocolate with a touch of (unsweetened) Turkish coffee.
Tannins are med, with some nice grip, & at this stage ever so slightly over power the primary fruit.
Medium intensity. Good balance & acidity.
Nice combo of sappiness with some rich fruit, & slightly shading to the red side.
Nice stuff; solid, but not all that exciting.
(91+) (1629 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 4/23/2022 & rated 92 points: Its getting better over time. I have that alot 2015'w are becoming a treat if you are drinking now. This hits all parts. Good fruit, light tannins, and some acidity to create a balance. Drink now the next few years. Cheers (1512 views) | | | Tasted by JB12 on 4/23/2022 & rated 94 points: This was delicious. Nice amount of fruit flavors. The wine was pretty smooth straight out of the bottle and got better as it aired. (1305 views) | | | Tasted by YNWA08 on 4/16/2022 & rated 93 points: Wonderful balance between fruit and terroir. Violets and blue fruit dominate with moments of cherry. Found this for $55, which in a world of rampant inflation screams value vs its peers. Only negative is alcohol still has some bite at 14.5%. Certainly open for business. (1312 views) | | | Tasted by jakob.krummenacher@gmail.com on 3/5/2022 & rated 91 points: Very Bordeaux like (1652 views) | | | Tasted by Portland Seth on 2/28/2022 & rated 92 points: PnP. Lovely blue fruit but with plenty of lift. Nice savory flavors of sandalwood, mocha and bay leaf. I'm sure it would benefit from an hour or two of air. Excellent juice. (1371 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Seeing 20/20 – Sonoma & Anderson Valley New Releases (Jan 2020) (1/1/2020)
(Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon (napa Valley) Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, The 2017s From Sonoma (6/14/2019)
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Vinous, Sonoma’s Sensational 2015s Parts 1 & 2 (Mar 2017) (3/1/2017)
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| Ramey Producer website2015 Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley“78% C.S., 12% Merlot, 7% Malbec, & 3% P.V. harvested 9/11 – 10/15/15 @ 25° ave Brix, 34% St. Helena, 26% Oak Knoll, 17% Napa Valley, 12% Napa-Carneros, 7% Mt.Veeder, & 4% Rutherford; Native-yeast & malolactic fermentations; The wine rested sur lies to incorporate the oak so that the 28 months spent in 52% new barrels (3-year air-dried FR, 50%, & AM, 2%) is barely noticeable. Non- filtered; 7,177 cases released 2/’20 @ $65 sugg retail. 14.5% ABV;”
93 pts ea WA (Brooks, 9/12/19) & WS (Molesworth, 10/’19),
92 Dunnuck (6/14/19), and
91 Vinous (Galloni, 5/1/19)
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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