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| Drinking window: Drink between 2019 and 2024 (based on 15 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 5/14/2020 & rated 91 points: Decanted for 2 hours. A nice bottle, and leaving at 91, but have to say, I was a little disappointed. Probably more a mental situation then anything. Just hoping for a bit more from my last bottle? No worries though, their “replacement” is the 2015 Winemaker Series CS and it’s absolutely outstanding. I’ve bought a case over the last few months. (832 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 4/1/2020 & rated 91 points: Leaving it at 91 Points, but it just continues to get better & better. THIS bottle definitely has much more “Aged Cab” characteristics to it, not sure how much longer I’ll hold on to my final bottle though. I will definitely have it with a big grilled steak though (tonight is a big & savory grilled chicken breasts). Have to say, I may shed a tear when I open that lady one. It was an excellent CS from these guys. But I’ve always love their Core CS, as well as their Single Vineyard stuff. (777 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 1/2/2020 & rated 91 points: Not a whole lot to add, but this just keeps getting better and better. Delicious and is very smooth, but still very big, deep and powerful. Decanted for about an hour. (877 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 10/29/2019 & rated 91 points: Wow, this is getting better and better. So smooth and soft, but still bold. (880 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 5/6/2019 & rated 91 points: Another excellent bottle of a vintage that is drinking excellently right now. Very similar to last two reviews. (970 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 2/8/2019 & rated 91 points: Wow. This bottle was excellent. This was much smoother, more balanced and just excellent. And it was had without any decant.
Enjoyed this at King’s with a filet mignon, baked potato and crispy brussel spouts. I normally have their (excellent) burger, but this was so rich, powerful, smooth and balanced, I had to change up what I enjoyed with it.
I may have to check with SG and see if they have any more if this. Doubtful, but worth the check. (550 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 12/2/2018 & rated 91 points: Excellent bottle. Rich, powerful and smooth. Very similar to the previous bottles. (525 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 9/13/2018 & rated 91 points: This is drinking really nicely right now. I’m down to just a few 2013 (which are still really nice too!). I tried this 2014 because I’m thinking about getting some more from SGW and wanted to see how it was going. These Historic Vine Cabernets were a Three-Year Series (2012-2014) from SGW that will never be seen again as they tore these CS grapes out and replanted it a few years ago. While I thought the 2012 we’re good, I think the 2013 and 2014 are both better. (563 views) | | | Tasted by John McCabe on 5/29/2018 & rated 92 points: ought from the winery. I drank this by accident, thinking it was the '11. This was beautiful, really sumptuous and satisfying, hitting all the notes, more approachable than expected for a '14 too. I decanted about an hour before trying it. One to look out for. (734 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 5/19/2018 & rated 89 points: Another fine bottle, but I should read my own notes before I randomly open a wine. I have ‘13 vintages of this, and in my last ‘14 note, I actually said I should drink the other 13s first and give the 14s a bit more time. Regardless, this is a very fine bottle and mirrored the last ‘14 notes with just a bit more cherry to the mix.
Decanting the rest and will update if there’s significant changes... (551 views) | | | Tasted by Decanthor on 3/16/2018 & rated 90 points: A bit closed on open with some heat. Give this 45 minutes. Full bodied, but not super rich or jammy. Notes of chocolate, cassis, cherry, tobacco, pepper and some sweet spice. Has some nice lift for a variety of foods. Not the most complex wine in their lineup, but still very yummy after some air. R90, N89. (610 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 1/5/2018 & rated 90 points: This was really good. Didn’t have a chance to decant, which I think would’ve made it even better. Nice dark color with a nice aroma. Taste was nice, with dark fruit, but not overly, and nice smooth tannins with a nice finish. Overall a nice balance. I need to leave these and go back to the ‘13. With the additional year in the ‘13s, that’s what I should be drinking first. That will also give the ‘14 time to get more time as well. (537 views) | | | Tasted by kevrob822 on 12/9/2017 & rated 90 points: My first 2014 Historic Vines and I forget to put any notes in?!?!? I remember it was pretty damn nice and thinking it was closer to the ‘13 than the ‘12 (which is a good thing in my mind). It was also nice enough that I went back to Sequoia Grove and bought another half case. If it wasn’t any good, I wouldn’t have done that! LOL (502 views) |
| Sequoia Grove 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 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)Rutherford Rutherford,
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