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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 45 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mathwonk on 2/23/2024: disappointing, especially at over $60. maybe my bottle was heat damaged? I only say this after reading praise for it here, which I cannot understand based on my one experience.
day two; it is actually delicious in flavor, but I still do not like it. It is a bit sharp, and thin, and the flavors are not the deep, dark, smooth ones I prefer.
Trying it again, although the drinking experience is not pleasant, the flavor is, one is tempted to add it to a beef stew;,.. but it might be too sweet.
for comparison, I enjoy the Stags' leap cab: the Leap, 2019. of course it is $95. I also like Chateau Gloria 2015 at a similar price, and some 2010 Rioja grand riservas for less.
cheers! (139 views) | | | Tasted by Japwine on 12/27/2023 & rated 94 points: A VELVTY SMOOTH, DEEPLY RICH MOUTH FELL. LOTS OF DARK BERRIES AND CHOCOLATE FLAVORS IN THE FIRST SIP. GREAT SMOOTH FINISH. (232 views) | | | Tasted by dewald7285 on 3/17/2023 & rated 93 points: CBJD loved it. Minerality. (564 views) | | | Tasted by Franken Berry on 2/26/2023 & rated 91 points: friends brought this over for dinner. popped cork about 30 minutes before while we polished off a bottle of champagne. Solid napa cab that is starting to show some signs of age, with some tertiary notes, hints of raisin, leather.
One of the few 2016s that seems to have peaked early, but not surprising as it lacks the depth and concentration of many of its peers, costing twice as much. (989 views) | | | Tasted by Coachron13 on 1/2/2023 & rated 89 points: An average Napa cab at an average price. Easy drinking, nothing stands out. (721 views) | | | Tasted by dbriscoe on 10/24/2022: Very nice (761 views) | | | Tasted by Jag76 on 10/9/2022 & rated 94 points: The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It tastes like blackberry, raisin, plum, cherry and medium toast. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity. (717 views) | | | Tasted by Scottwhipp on 10/1/2021 & rated 90 points: Dark fruits - blackberry/cassis. Medium bodied. Smooth tannins on the finish. Drinking nicely now- fruit and tannins have integrated, softening the wine. Drink now through 2025. (1582 views) | | | Tasted by WIWine97 on 6/28/2021: Smooth, hint of oak (1711 views) | | | Tasted by Daniel___Walsh on 2/6/2021 & rated 90 points: Managed to get a 375mL bottle for only $15. Medium body and this was a PnP. Wouldn't pay $40-45 for a 750mL bottle though. (1660 views) | | | Tasted by Coachron13 on 11/7/2020 & rated 89 points: Good solid cab. Not special, but pretty good value. Medium bodied, still plenty of fruit. (2143 views) | | | Tasted by Winowhyno on 5/28/2020 & rated 90 points: full of fruit with bountiful nose...should keep getting better. (2694 views) | | | Tasted by TheWhitneyWineDown on 5/20/2020 & rated 95 points: Originally trued in their tasting room, then bought a bottle locally to enjoy. A beautiful deep color, with long lucious wood aromas. A lovely complex structure with deep red fruit flavors and a lingering finish. Recommend 1.5 hours decant. (1947 views) | | | Tasted by Harley1199 on 2/9/2020: By the glass. The district is already advancing what will be the content of this bottle: intensity of wood in the form of memories of sweet spices with tons of structure. The positive part is that in the mouth the fruit is more cried out with balance and depth. It will never be my favorite CS but it is not the worst I've ever had either.
Por copas. El distrito ya avanza cuál va a ser el contenido de esta botella: intensidad de la madera en forma de recuerdos a especias dulces con estructura. La parte positiva es que en boca la fruta se muestra más clamada con equilibrio y profundidad. Nunca va a llegar a ser mi CS favorito pero no es el peor que haya probado. (2332 views) | | | Tasted by JasonTucker on 12/13/2019: CV 12/11/19 (2179 views) | | | Tasted by Winowhyno on 12/4/2019 & rated 90 points: Nice everyday drinker at $34 (1855 views) | | | Tasted by erictayl on 11/7/2019 & rated 91 points: Red and black fruit with just a hint of beautiful pyrazines (green pepper) good structure and balanced acidity. I think this is better than others on CT. More interesting/complex than most Napa cabs. Great QPR. (1593 views) | | | Tasted by GTFreek on 11/5/2019: with 5/4/4/3 Malbec/Merlot/Cab Franc/Petit Verdot. 18 months mixed oak. Medium plus nose shows black fruit, fall spice, coffee grounds, showing young, lots of fruit tones. Palate matches with black fruits, blackberry, cassis, velvety style, cinnamon, very smooth, structure backs it up. Does well now and should age as well. (1476 views) | | | Tasted by Zachrayburn on 8/14/2019 & rated 89 points: Everyone likes this. It’s ok. $37 at the merch, which is pretty good. (1694 views) | | | Tasted by wmccone54 on 4/28/2019 & rated 91 points: Austin Food & Wine Festival. Young but very good. Needs time. (1646 views) | | | Tasted by vinhonotte on 3/6/2019 & rated 88 points: SIA Wine Week; 3/4/2019-3/8/2019 (Singapore Airlines): Highly spiced paprika nose, and the palate has lots of greens, wood, and tannins. Interesting, but would prefer the fruit to be out more (2070 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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A visit to Trefethen winery estate in Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley -
https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2013/05/trefethen-family-napa-valley-estate.htmlCabernet 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) |
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