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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.1 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 23 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by guribh on 6/5/2021 & rated 89 points: Dark color with no bricking. Smokey black cherry nose. A bit of mint/eucalyptus on the nose and palate. Integrated, but prominent tannins. Nice interplay of herbal/sweetness (none pronounced, both nuanced). Will hold but will not get any better. Good showing (457 views) | | | Tasted by Rcolella on 10/5/2020 & rated 90 points: Great Cab. Red Wine Cabernet Sauvignon by Simi from Sonoma County, California. Dark red with purple tones and up front aromas of berry with a hint of sweet oak. Cherries, berries and cassis flavors touch the palate. A lingering finish of elegant tannins and black spice completes this silky wine. Varietal Composition is 90%... "
Great tannins and can keep 2 - 5 more years. Great drinking now! (513 views) | | | Tasted by Dave and Mo Cellar on 12/27/2014 & rated 90 points: Still holding up very nicely. Decanted for a few hours. I truly forgot how good this wine was at the winery. Brings back great memories. (3244 views) | | | Tasted by tthomson53 on 5/26/2012 & rated 89 points: Stood up well to highly seasoned, braised short ribs (5119 views) | | | Tasted by Drlib on 1/28/2012 & rated 95 points: Cherry upfront, warm smooth finish, open for about 2 hours before drinking (5310 views) | | | Tasted by pepeelvis on 9/5/2011: definitely time to drink (5199 views) | | | Tasted by Silver back on 7/27/2011 & rated 88 points: Solid wine just a little past prime drink now.
A little of the fruit was missing but opened up after an hour (5085 views) | | | Tasted by Yieehaw on 6/14/2011 & rated 84 points: Probably past its prime (3268 views) | | | Tasted by Yieehaw on 6/4/2011: Turned (1749 views) |
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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 SauvignonReserve The Wine News | Wine Country This Week | Wine Lover's PageUSAAmerican 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyAlexander Valley Alexander Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
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